On March 8, the open match between Orix Buffaloes and Fukuoka Softbank in Kyocera Dome Osaka ended with Fukuoka Softbank win 1-0.

Fukuoka Softbank starter C. Stewart Jr. pitcher got hit in the first inning, but the follow-up was closer with three players, showing a dangerous start. After the second inning, he closer to a three-way retirement for three inning in a row, and in the bottom of the fifth, he was hit by a doble in the lead and caused a pinch, but he survived unfazed with runs.

On the other hand, the batting line fired hit every time in front of the opponent's starter Daiki Tajima pitcher, but did not score another run. After the 4th inning, the 2nd place Naruki Teranishi pitcher also ended up with a 3-way retirement for 2 inning in a row. Still, in the top of the 6th inning, Kenta Imamiya player hit and pinch hitter Tomoya Masaki player doble scored the first run between infield grounders from 2nd and 3rd base.

From the 6th inning onwards, Kazuki Sugiyama pitcher, Hikaru Kimura pitcher, and Ryuta Inagawa pitcher each threw 1 inning and runs a scoreless run. In the bottom of the ninth inning with a one-run lead, Gota Suzuki pitcher repelled the opponent's attack with three players. win Fukuoka Softbank, starter C. Stewart Jr. pitcher pitched 5 innings of 64 pitches, 2 hit walks Hit by Pitch, 3 strike out runs no . In the batting lineup, Imamiya player is 2 hit and Masaki is 1 hit 1 Walk while coming on as a substitute.

In the losing Orix Buffaloes, starter pitcher Tajima pitched 3 innings with 4 hit 1 Walk 2 strike out runs 61 pitches, and the batting line was scattered 3 hit in front of the opponent's pitcher lineup. In the bottom of the 8th inning, he got a good opportunity with 1 out and 2nd base with Walk and passed ball, but he couldn't save it, falling to struck out in a row.

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So ○ C. Stewart Jr. -Kazuki Sugiyama-Hikaru Kimura- Ryuta Inagawa - S. Gota Suzuki
O Daiki Tajima-Naruki Teranishi-Kaito Iriyama- Yamazaki Soichiro

Written by Ao Yokoyama