◆Pacific League: Rakuten Eagles vs. Orix Buffaloes (1st, Akita)

Rakuten Eagles' second-round draft pick Tatsuki Ito pitcher (Waseda University) started the game against the Orix Buffaloes and left the mound after six innings with 4 hit, 3 Walk, and 0 runs.

It was a start on the mound in his hometown of Akita. He toyed with the hitters by mixing fastballs in the high 140 km/h range with a variety of breaking balls. In both the 5th and 6th innings, he had runners in scoring position, but he remained unfazed. He pitched carefully and allowed no runs. After throwing 103 pitches over 6 innings, he left the mound with the right to become the winning pitcher.