The first game between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will be held on April 7 at 6:00 p.m. at Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi.

Last season's record: Tohoku Rakuten Eagles vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 8-16-1

The first game will be held at the same time as the first game of the season.
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: Kenta Maeda pitcher 1 game 0-1, ERA 4.50
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs: Haruki Hosono pitcher 1-0-0 in 1 game, ERA 0.00

The preliminary start for Tohoku Rakuten Eagles is Kenta Maeda pitcher In his NPB return appearance, the home opener on March 31, he suffered a black star because he was unable to stick with a 4.0 inning 5 hit 5 Walk 2 runs including a tie-breaking hit right after receiving support. Can they show their ability to correct and get their first win?

In contrast, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham has produced Home Run in nine consecutive games since the season opener, and the team is now producing 22 arches in total. In particular, Kotaro Kiyomiya player (4 arches), Chusei Mannami (4), (5), (3), and (4), respectively, Yuki Nomura KMJ (3) are showing their true potential. Will Home Run be the first of 10 consecutive games in the season opener?