◆ Pacific League Lotte 5-3 Seibu Lions (April 4th, ZOZO Marine Stadium)

Seibu Lions starting pitcher, Kaima Taira was pulled after his shortest outing of the season, giving up 5 runs in just 3 innings, resulting in his third loss of the season. He threw 82 pitches by the 3rd inning, strike out 3 but giving up 9 hit and 2 Walk, failing to perform at his best. He reflected regretfully, "When the ball is hit forward, it either goes through the gap or drops in the gap, so I've been working to increase the number of strikeouts, but I wasn't able to do that much in today's game."

In the second inning, after Walk and an infield hit put runners on second and third with two outs, he again found himself in a jam, and Fujiwara hit a two-run single to right field to tie the game. In the third inning, with one out and a runner on second, Soto hit an RBI single to center field, giving the opposing team the lead, and then with two outs and a runner on first, Ogawa hit a two-run homer, extending the lead.