◇ Orix Buffaloes vs. The Giants Open Game (6th and Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Buffaloes of the Taisuke Yamaoka pitcher went up mound in the first inning and showed pitch of 57 pitches 7 hit no walks Hit by Pitch 1 strike out 1 runs in 4 innings.

In the first inning, despite getting hit to hitter the top of the first inning, catcher Tomoya Mori stolen base closer In the top of the second inning, a series of hits put runners on first and third with one out, but they were unable to retire the rest of the inning runs. However, in the 3rd inning, the top of the 3rd inning hit and sacrifice bunt led to a pinch run with two outs and a runner on second, and a run was scored by Tomota Izumiguchi's timely hit. Still, in the top of the 4th inning, he was hit by consecutive hits with two outs, but did not allow an additional run, and he got off mound after throwing out the inning.

Yamaoka pitcher was 5-3 with 13 hold wins and 4.25 ERA in 41 appearances last season as a reliever starter. He will continue to make adjustments in order to be a starter in the starting rotation this season.

Text by Rioko Niwa