On March 20, the open match between Orix Buffaloes and Hanshin Tigers in Kyocera Dome Osaka was lose by Orix Buffaloes, 2-6.

The batting line took the lead with one run in sacrifice fly the bottom of the first inning with Yuma Mune player's triple. Starter Shu Takatani pitcher retired the first inning with three outs, closer but in the top of the second inning immediately after the first inning, he hit three consecutive timely hits from bases loaded with one out and four runs. He was still left with 1 out on 1st and 2nd base. In this situation, Kaisei Tomatsu pitcher cut off the follow-up and only scored three runs.

In the bottom of the second inning, an error and Seymour's doble made it 1 out, 2nd and 3rd base, and sacrifice fly made it 2 runs. However, in the top of the 3rd inning, 3rd runner Naruki Teranishi pitcher lost 1 run and was chasing 3 runs again. pitcher Teranishi, who also gave up one run in the top of the sixth, threw five inning and four hit two Walk runs.

On the other hand, the batting line did not perform well after the 3rd inning with 2 scattered hit in front of the Hanshin Tigers pitcher lineup. In the top of the ninth, Seiryu Kotajima pitcher created a counterattack by closer a three-way retirement with only nine pitches, but in the bottom of the ninth, they fell to a three-way strikeout and the game ended 2-6. Seymour scored 2 hit.

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God 041001000 6
O 110000000 2

God ○ Murakami Shoki - Doris - Yuasa Kyoki - Oikawa Masaki
O ●Takaya Shu -Kaisei Tomatsu Naruki Teranishi-Kosei Yoshida-Seiryu Kotajima

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa