Pacific League Lotte vs. Softbank (5th, Zozo Marine)

Lotte pitcher Kazuya Ojima (29) started the game and pitched 4 1/3 innings, throwing 71 pitches, giving up 6 hit, 2 Hit by Pitch hit batsmen, strike out 2, and allowing 4 runs before being taken out of the game.

The first inning closer well, with the opposing team getting the outs in order. In the bottom of the inning, Polanco's timely infield hit gave them a run of support. In the second inning, Yanagida's single to right hit, Makihara Dai's hit to center field, and a third bases loaded 's error led to a two-out, bases-loaded situation. At this point, Shuto hit line drive drive to left field, but Nishikawa made a headfirst slide catch. Thanks to a great defensive play by his teammates, they got out of the inning without runs.

The third inning ended with three outs, but in the fourth inning, with one out, Yamakawa hit a double to left-center doble. Imamura followed with a timely doble to left field, tying the game. Makihara grounded out to second base, leaving two outs and a runner on third, when Tanigawara hit a timely single to center field, giving the opposing team the lead.

In the bottom of the inning, Teraji tied the game in right sacrifice fly, but the fifth inning pitch was also not tight. Nomura hit a Walk to lead off and Kondo hit a hit to right to put runners at first and third with no outs. Here, Kurihara hit a sacrifice fly to left to win the game. With one out and one on, Yanagida hit a Hit by Pitch. hitter He was replaced by Hiroike at second with Yamakawa on the mound.

In his first appearance of the season on March 29 Seibu Lions (at ZOZO Marine Stadium), he threw 59 pitches over 4 innings, giving up 3 hit, 4 Hit by Pitch batsmen, and 1 runs, and was pitcher with lose. For the second consecutive game since the season began, he was pulled from the game before completing 5 innings.