◆ Pacific League: Lotte 2-5 Softbank Hawks (April 4th, ZOZO Marine Stadium)

Lotte failed to hold on in the late innings and suffered a come-from-behind loss. Their record is now 4 wins and 4 losses after 8 games since the start of the season, and their winning record has disappeared.

Before the game, the second-place left-hander in the draft, Mori (Meiji University), was canceled from the player registration. He started in the opening Seibu Lions game (ZOZO) and pitched 5 innings without runs and made his first professional appearance win. In the Softbank Hawks game (ZOZO) on the 3rd, he showed an outstanding pitch with 2 runs in 7 innings and 1 win and 0 losses in 2 games, ERA 1.50. After the game, Coach Saburo explained, "After all, I looked at the year, looked beyond, and entrusted the toughest part, so I decided to refresh my body here and adjust it for the next appearance, so I canceled it. It will be possible to pitch in the Nippon-Ham game (ZOZO) for as little as 14 days.