On March 10th, the open match between Hanshin Tigers and Saitama Seibu Lions was held in Koshien, and Saitama Seibu Lions lost 1-2.

Saitama Seibu Lions starter Kosei Takahashi pitcher runs runner on an error in the first inning. After that, he showed a stable pitch until the 3rd inning, but in the bottom of the 4th inning, Yuto Nakagawa took the lead with one out and went down mound with 66 pitches 2 hit 4 strike out 1 Walk 1 runs.

The batting line put runner in scoring position for 3 consecutive inning from the top of the second inning, but no one more came out. Still, in the top of the 5th, Keisuke Nakata 's Walk and Masayuki Kuwahara 's infield hit created a good opportunity, and Seiya Watanabe 's timely doble tied the game.

In the bottom of the 5th, rookie Hakua Iwaki pitcher, who was ranked second in the draft, took the mound. He gave Walk, but took three outs with struck out. In the bottom of the sixth, Hiroshi Kaino pitcher got through with three people, and in the bottom of the seventh, E. Ramirez pitcher connected with a three-way strikeout. However, in the bottom of the 8th inning, Wingenter pitcher was doble and sacrifice bunt with one out and third base, allowing Junya Nishi to hit the winning hit.

The batting line ended with no hit after the 6th inning, and the game ended 1-2. The pitcher team connected with 5 hit 2 runs, but the batting line could not catch the Hanshin Tigers pitcher lineup.

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Nishi: Kosei Takahashi -Hakua Iwaki-Hiroshi Kaino- E. Ramirez - ● Wingenter
God Lucas - Ishiguro Yuya - Kudo Yasunari - Yuasa Kyoki - Oikawa Masaki - Moretta - S Iwasaki Yu

Written by Aoi Nemoto