On March 15th, the open match between Chiba Lotte Marines and Saitama Seibu Lions was held in Zozo Marine Stadium, and Saitama Seibu Lions won a close match 5-4.

In the first inning, the batting line was hit by Shinya Hasegawa player with one out and first base, and Canario's timely doble took the lead. Starter Wataru Matsumoto pitcher allowed a comeback in the bottom of the first inning by Polanco, but after the second inning, he closer runs no , and in the fourth inning, he went down to mound with a 3-hit walk-Hit by Pitch 3-strike out 2 runs.

The batting line tied the score in the top of the 3rd inning with the first open game of the Shinya Hasegawa player. In the top of the 4th inning, Shuta Tonosaki created a good opportunity with a doble, and Yasuka Hayashi scored his first hit in the open game. In the top of the 5th inning, he added 1 run with a fielder’s choice from 1st and 3rd base, making it 2 runs.

In the bottom of the fifth, Shota Hamaya pitcher took the mound. If you make it to 1st and 2nd base with consecutive hits from 1 out, Eito Takabe and Misho Nishikawa players will make mistakes in consecutive timely hits and the score will be tied. From the sixth inning, Yamato Fuji pitcher closer a runs with a runner on his back, and to a 3 inning 4 hit 2 Walk runs scoreless innings.

In the top of the 7th inning, the batting line succeeded in winning with a timely hit by Sotozaki from 2nd and 3rd base with 2 outs. In the bottom of the ninth with a one-run lead, Ryota Itokawa pitcher closed the game and won the win 5-4. Hasegawa is active with 4 hit 1 RBI including Home Run. Sotozaki is also in good form with 3 hit 1 RBI, including the winning hit.

​Kazuya Ojima pitcher, the starter of the losing Chiba Lotte Marines, was lackluster and went 4.2 innings, 7 hit 1 Walk 5 strike out 4 runs. In the batting lineup, Takabe scored 3 hit and Nishikawa scored 2 hit 1 RBI, and the team scored a total of 12 hit, but there was not a single more shot in the final stages.

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Wataru Matsumoto-Shota Hamaya- ○ Yamato Fuji- S Ryota Itokawa
Kazuya Ojima-Seiun Akiyama Atsuya Hirohata-Fumiya Ono- Ono Iku -Naoya Masuda

Written by Aoi Nemoto