On March 18th, the open match between Saitama Seibu Lions and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles was held in Belluna Dome, and Saitama Seibu Lions win 7-5.

Saitama Seibu Lions starter Yutaro Watanabe pitcher pitched a no-runs pitch until the fifth inning, including three three-way inning. In the top of the 6th inning, Hideto Asamura player runs with 2 runs in the 2nd, but he repelled the follow-up with 3 players and went down mound with 5 hit strike out 2 runs Hit by Pitch 5 2 in the 6th inning.

In the bottom of the 2nd inning, Yasuka Hayashi and Masayuki Kuwahara player made it 1 out, 2nd and 3rd base with a hit, and Canario's 2-run timely hit and Manaya Nishikawa 's timely doble scored 3 runs. In the bottom of the 4th inning, Kuwabara hit a doble, and added 4 runs with timely hits by Takayoshi Yamamura and Nishikawa.

The 2nd runner, Kaito Yoza pitcher, retired with three outs in the top of the 7th. In the top of the 8th inning, he got through with 1 out, 1st and 3rd base with no runs, but in the top of the 9th, Gonzalez and Hiroto Kobukata players hit 2 runs with consecutive timely hits. They still lost one run with one out bases loaded and Yoshiaki Watanabe player's sacrifice fly, but they managed to maintain their lead and the game ended 7-5.

Yoza pitcher 3 innings 65 pitches, 5 hit 2 walks, Hit by Pitch 3 runs, and the content remains a challenge. The batting line scored 7 runs in a total of 11 hit, including Canario 3 hit 2 RBI and Nishikawa 2 hit 2 RBI.

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, who lost, was in trouble with starter Ureña pitcher 7 hit 1 Walk 3 strike out 7 runs in 4 innings 77 pitches. The relief team connected 4 inning with a clean runs. In the batting lineup, Daisuke Nakashima and Asamura have marked 2 hit.

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Raku ●Ureña-Tsurusaki Taisei-Ren Kajiya-Chiharu Tanaka-Uchi Seiryu
West ○ Yutaro Watanabe- S Kaito Yoza