On March 13th, the open match between Chiba Lotte Marines and Saitama Seibu Lions was held in Zozo Marine Stadium, and Chiba Lotte Marines win 3-2.

Chiba Lotte Marines 's starter, Kaidai Mori pitcher, took the lead in the top of the third inning with one out and second base with Walk and stolen base, and Masashi Kuwahara's timely doble took the lead. In the top of the 4th inning, he was hit by Seiya Watanabe 's No. 1 solo hit, and in the 4th inning, he left the mound with 67 pitches, 3 hit 1 Walk 2 strike out 2 runs.

In the bottom of the 5th inning, the batting line created a good opportunity with one out and bases loaded with an enemy error and Ko Matsukawa player's hit and Ryusei Ogawa player's Walk, and returned one run with a timely hit by Kyota Fujiwara player.

In the bottom of the 7th, Eito Takabe's Walk and stolen base, and Yudai Fujioka 's sacrifice bunt made it 1 out and 3rd base, and Toshiya Sato 's batted ball drew fielder’s choice to tie the game. Furthermore, Fujiwara hit a timely doble from second base with two outs and succeeded in turning the game around.

After the 5th inning, Daisheng pitcher, Naoya Masuda pitcher, Keisuke Sawada pitcher, and Shuta Takano pitcher each connect 1 inning with no runs. In the top of the ninth, Rikuto Yokoyama pitcher closed the game and escaped by one run. In the win Chiba Lotte Marines, Fujiwara played 4 hit 2 RBI.

On the other hand, Saitama Seibu Lions is pitching well with starter Natsuki Takeuchi pitcher pitching 4 innings, 3 hit 2 strike out no runs.

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West Mori Kaidai-Daisei-Naoya Masuda ○ Keisuke Sawada-Shuta Takano-S Rikuto Yokoyama
Natsuki Takeuchi, Hibiki Shinohara Haruse Narita Mikato Aoyama Masaya Kuroda

Written by Aoi Nishijima