◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles: Rakuten vs. Lotte (17th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile is the strongest)

Lotte Atsuki Taneichi pitcher (27) made his first start of the season, throwing 91 pitches in 7 innings and leaving the mound with 5 hit, no walks, Hit by Pitch and no runs. He was not blessed with the support of the batting line and did not make his first win of the season.

In the 3rd inning, he got Tatsumi to ground out to second and third with two outs, but he runs didn't allow him to score. in the 6th inning, he allowed Komada to hit lead off in the middle, but Tatsumi hit two double play singles and Kurokawa hit a wild pitch to keep him out of scoring position.

Having participated in the WBC in March and still suffering from fatigue, he did not make the opening day roster for his 10th season. In the farm league, he pitched in two games, runs a total of eight scoreless inning. He was finally promoted to the first team and was the last of the 14 pitcher who pitched in the WBC in March to make an appearance. For the last-place team, Taneichi's strong pitching was good news.