◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham 3-5 Seibu Lions (17th, ES CON FIELD)
Seibu Lions 's opening day pitcher, pitcher Watanabe, earned his long-awaited first win of the season on the 17th in his fourth appearance on the mound, and he smiled, saying, "I'm happy because we hadn't won a single game I pitched in until now."
win After a one-run lead in the first inning, Reyes hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game with an unearned run, and then Mizutani hit another sacrifice fly with one out and the bases loaded to put the game out of reach.
Kaihino, who took over from Watanabe in the 8th inning as the second pitcher, surprisingly Walk three consecutive batters. He loaded the bases with no bases loaded, but managed to get out of the inning and secure his first win, saying with a smile, "I thought it was all over... but I'm happy I won."
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