On April 7, the first round between Fukuoka Softbank and Saitama Seibu Lions was held in MIZUHO PayPay Dome, and Saitama Seibu Lions won the match 8-6.

Saitama Seibu Lions took the lead in the top of the second inning with a timely hit by Yuto Koga player from second base with two outs. In the top of the 4th inning with a score of 1-3, Shuta Tonosaki tied the game with two runs, and in the top of the fifth, Junichiro Kishi took the lead with a timely doble, and Yuta Nakazo's professional No. 1 two-run shot pushed it away. In the top of the 8th inning, Natsuo Takizawa player pushed it down with a timely hit.

Starter Chihiro Sumida pitcher was hit twice by the 3rd inning, but recovered after the 4th inning and 7 innings 95 pitches 7 hit 1 Walk 5 strike out 3 runs. 2nd runner Shota Hamaya pitcher scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning with 3 consecutive hits, but Hiroshi Kaino pitcher overcame the pinch with 2 outs on 1st and 2nd base. In the bottom of the ninth inning with a three-run lead, rookie pitcher Iwaki suffered his first professional runs, but he kept the lead.

Saitama Seibu Lions stopped their losing streak at 4. Sumida pitcher earned his first win of the season, and Iwaki pitcher earned his second save. The batting line recorded double-digit hit for the second time this season since March 29th. Masayuki Kuwahara player played multi-hit in two consecutive games, and Taiga Hirasawa, who made his first appearance in the starting line-up of the season, played 3 At Bat 2 hit.

Fukuoka Softbank did not win 3 in a row. Hotaka Yamakawa player hit a 3-RBI including No. 4 solo, and Kensuke Kondo also hit No. 3 with 2 runs, and in the ninth inning, Tatsuru Yanagimachi hit a timely hit, but the counterattack was not enough. Starter Tomohisa Ozeki pitcher suffered his first loss of the season with 4.1 innings, 70 pitches, 9 hit 2 strike out 6 runs (earned runs 5). In addition, Gota Suzuki pitcher, the third rookie in the draft, made his professional debut in the top of the ninth.

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West 010230020 8
SO 012000021 6

West ○ Chihiro Sumida-Shota Hamaya-Hiroshi Kaino-S Hakua Iwaki
● Tomohisa Ozeki-Shuto Ogata- Ito Yusuke Ito-Kazuo Ono-Gota Suzuki

Text by Ayako Kikuchi