On March 7, the open match between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Chiba Lotte Marines in ES CON FIELD was win by Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 5-3.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 's starter, Tamon Asari pitcher, allowed hit in the top of the first and second innings, respectively, but calmly cut off the follow-up and got through with no runs. In the top of the 3rd inning, he closer to 3 out with only 10 pitches, and in the 3rd inning, he went down with 29 pitches, 2 hit walks Hit by Pitch, and 3 strike out runs mound.

In the bottom of the 3rd inning, the 4th draft rookie Minamiju Handa's hit and Walk created a good opportunity with 1 out, 2nd and 3rd base. Here, Takuki Tsunetani, who ranked first in training, was born a timely triple and scored two runs. Edpolo Kane's sacrifice fly scored three runs in the inning with one out and third base, and in the bottom of the sixth, Castro scored the fourth run with his second Home Run in the open game.

In the top of the 7th inning, Nao Miyanishi pitcher, who was in 4th place, hit consecutive hits and scored 1st and 3rd base, and Koki Yamaguchi 's sacrifice fly and Soto's 2 runs closed the gap to 1 run. However, in the bottom of the 7th inning immediately after, he made it bases loaded with consecutive hits, and immediately returned one run with a push Walk.

In the top of the 8th inning, the first draft rookie Jiei Okawa pitcher showed a good relief closer retired with three outs, and in the top of the 9th, Taisei Yanagawa pitcher closed with a dangerous pitch to end the game 5-3. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 5 rookies played starting line-up, and Kaito Fujimori, Tokoya, and Handa recorded hit.

For Chiba Lotte Marines, starting Haruya Tanaka pitcher 3 times hit 3 runs. At the end of the game, they closed the gap to one point, but fell one step short.

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-Haruya Tanaka-Yusuke Azuma- Miyazaki Hayate - Castillo -Rikuto Yokoyama
Sun ○ Tamon Asari-Koji Fukutani-Ryusei Kawano-Nao Miyanishi-Okawa Jiei-S Taisei Yanagawa

Written by Yokazu Sonoda