From 6 p.m. on April 3rd, the first round of Saitama Seibu Lions vs. Tohoku Rakuten Eagles will be held on Belluna Dome.

【Last season's head-to-head record】Saitama Seibu Lions vs Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 12-13

【Advance Starter】
Saitama Seibu Lions: Yutaro Watanabe pitcher 0 wins 1 match 0 wins 1 loss, ERA 2.57
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: Kosei Shoji pitcher 1 match 1 win 0 losses, ERA 0.00

Saitama Seibu Lions is An-Ko Lin in 5 consecutive matches with hit. In the Orix Buffaloes game on the 31st, he hit the final blow for the first timely hit after the transfer, and the results are coming out smoothly. Can he improve his form further and demonstrate the batting bat he showed in the CPBL in Japan? The batting line has scored 13 runs in 6 games since the opening, which is still a number that is still not enough. In the first opening game, he wanted to support starter Yutaro Watanabe pitcher, who pitched well with 2 runs in the 7th inning, and win the first game on the card.

On the other hand, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles started Kosei Shoji pitcher. In the Orix Buffaloes game on the 27th, he played his first opening pitcher with 8 innings, 4 hit, 9 strike out, and no runs. The team stopped their losing streak with "4" in the Fukuoka Softbank game on the 2nd. We are looking forward to this match as well for Itsuki Murabayashi, who showed 4 hit 3 RBI performances, including the winning hit on the same day.

Written by Niwa Kainagi