On April 7, the first round of the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham game held at Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi ended 3-0 with Tohoku Rakuten Eagles win.

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 's starter, Kenta Maeda pitcher, had Walk and Reyes hit in the first inning with one out and runners on first and second, but after cutting off the next runners, he gave up hit with two outs in the top of the second inning but did not allow runs. In the top of the third inning, all three batters retired in order. However, in the top of the fourth inning, with one out and a runner on first, he complained of discomfort in his leg and was taken out. Ren Kajiya pitcher followed up with two infield grounders in this inning, then connected with no runs in the top of the fifth.

In the bottom of the fourth, with Daisuke Nakashima players doble and Hit by Pitch and an enemy error, the lineup was put to the line with one out and runners on second and third, but Fumiya Kurokawa hit a timely doble to take the lead. In the bottom of the fifth, with Hiroto Kobukata hit and stolen base with one out and a runner on second, Nakajima hit a timely doble to make the score 3-0.

In the top of the sixth, Uchi Seiryu pitcher retired closer all three in order, and in the top of the seventh, Sora Suzuki pitcher led the Taiki Narama and gave doble to the lead, but still shut down the chasers. In the top of the eighth, Masaya Nishigaki pitcher connected with no runs, and in the top of the ninth, Shoma Fujihira pitcher closed out the game with a pitch that was not in danger.

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, which win 3-0, saw starter Ken Maeda pitcher throw 65 pitches in 3.1 innings, throw 3 hit 1 Walk 4 strike out runs without . The relief team also connected the 5th pitcher with a runs relay. The lineup features Nakajima, Tatsumi, and Kobukata each hit 2, and with a tie in between, they have now achieved four consecutive wins.

On the losing side, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham started Haruki Hosono pitcher with 86 pitches and 7 hit 3 walks Hit by Pitch 5 strike out 3 runs (earned runs 2). The lineup finished with a sporadic 5 hit scoreless runs, ending their winning streak at 4. The streak of consecutive Home Run that had continued since the season ended at nine games.

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Japan ● Haruki Hosono-Taisho Tamai-Koji Fukutani- Fukuya Yamazaki
Kenta Maeda- ○ Ren Kajiya-Uchi Seiryu-Sora Suzuki-Masaya Nishigaki- S Shoma Fujihira

Written by Riyoko Niwa