◇ Orix Buffaloes vs Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 19th Round (25th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 's second-round draft rookie Tatsuki Ito pitcher pitched 85 pitches, 4 hit, 4 Walk, 2 strike out, and 1 runs in 5 innings, earning his first professional win.

Tatsuki Ito pitcher became his first professional starter mound, and in the first inning, the leadoff Yuma Mune and Ryoto Kita players scored a run in a triple. He continued to inning runner through four innings, but each time he struck out the next batters and did not allow any runs. In the bottom of the fifth, he retired the cleanup of Ryoma Nishikawa, Ryo Ota, and Kotaro Kobayashi in order and retired the mound after one runs in the fifth inning.

Then, in the top of the sixth inning, the lineup Rui Muneyama and a go-ahead RBI hit to score four runs in one go, giving pitcher Ito the win pitcher rights. The game continued with the lead and ended 5-1. He earned his first professional win in his first professional start.

◇ Tatsuki Ito pitcher Comments
"I'm glad I managed to hold on for 1 runs in the first inning. There are still many issues to face, like unnecessary Walk and hit after pushing the pitch. I'll do my best again for my next outing." (relieved)

Text by Aoi Nishijima