On March 17th, the open match between Saitama Seibu Lions and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles in Belluna Dome ended in a 0-0 draw.

Saitama Seibu Lions 's starter, Kosei Takahashi pitcher, showed a perfect start, hitting the top of the first and second innings with three strikes, respectively. In the top of the 3rd inning, he was hit infield hit with one out, but closer to runs with double play. In the top of the 4th inning, he was in a pinch with 1 out and bases loaded, but he finished all the subsequent outs with ground outs.

The batting line they want to support continues to struggle with no hit scoreless until the 4th inning and the opponent's starter Kenta Maeda pitcher. In the bottom of the 5th inning, Yasuka Hayashi hit a hit in the lead, but he fell to double play and could not save it. In the bottom of the 8th inning, Hayashi's hit and pinch runner Tokumasa Chano 's stolen base created a good opportunity to get to second base with no outs, but there was no more run.

After the 5th inning, Shunsuke Sato pitcher, So pitcher ku Iwaki, and E. Ramirez pitcher threw 1 inning each, showing good pitching that did not allow them to step on second base. In the top of the eighth, Hiroshi Kaino pitcher closer with no runs even though he was in a pinch with two outs and second base, and in the top of the ninth, Hibiki Shinohara pitcher finished off with three outs.

In the bottom of the ninth inning, when both teams were scoreless, pinch hitter Shuta Tonosaki player hit and Walk created a scene with two outs, first and second base, and a one-hit walk-off, but in the end, it was Seiya Watanabe The player was hit by a right fly. Saitama Seibu Lions pitched well with starter Kosei Takahashi pitcher pitching 4 innings with 2 hit 2 Walk 2 strike out no runs in 65 pitches. Dora 2 rookie Iwaki pitcher has a clean sheet in 5 consecutive open matches with a clean sheet runs.

On the other hand, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles appealed to enter the opening rotation with starter Kenta Maeda pitcher 6 innings 71 pitches, 1 hit no Hit by Pitch 6 strike out no runs. In the batting lineup, Fumiya Kurokawa player hit 2 hit and showed good form with a batting average of .306 in the open game.

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Raku: Kenta Maeda - Rui Kutani -Chia-Hao Sung-Katsutoshi Tai
Nishi: Shunsuke Sato, Hiroshi Kaino, Hibiki Shinohara

Written by Ao Yokoyama