On 8 March, the opening match between Chiba Lotte and Fukuoka Softbank in Zozo Marine Stadium ended in a 6-4 win for Fukuoka Softbank.

Fukuoka Softbank starter Naoyuki Uwasawa pitcher allowed hit and Walk in the first inning, but got through the runs without striking out double play. In the bottom of the second inning, they closer to three runners, including back-to-back struck out, but in the bottom of the third, Walk and sacrifice bunt loaded the bases with two outs Misho Nishikawa The first goal was conceded by a timely strike by the player. He finished the bottom of the fourth inning with no runs and exited the mound on 3 hit 2 Walk 3 strike out 1 runs on 53 pitches in the fourth.

In the bottom of the fifth, Fumimaru Taura pitcher loaded the bases with two outs in the hit and Walk and bases loaded on back-to-back RBI singles by Shogo Nakamura and Ryusei Miyazaki to make it runs. 3. On the other hand, the bats were scoreless for 3 hit until the fifth inning, and the game was 0-4 heading into the second half.

In the top of the sixth, with two outs, Richard and Tatsuru Yanagimachi hit back-to-back singles, Soichiro Ishizuka hit a Hit by Pitch to make it bases loaded, and Riku Watanabe responded with a two-run RBI single. In the top of the seventh, Tomoya Masaki closed the gap to one run with a solo shot for his first hit of the season, and in the top of the eighth, he tied the game on an error from first and second base with no outs. With runners on second and third with one out in the sacrifice bunt, Ryuta Hirose hit a two-run RBI single to make it 6-4.

After the eighth inning, Ryo Oyama pitcher closer a perfect 2-inning to end the game. In the batting lineup, which scored six runs in 10 hit, No. 4 Richard and No. 5 Yanagimachi scored 2 hit.

In the loss, Chiba Lotte starter pitcher threw three innings of 48 pitches, 1 hit no walks Hit by Pitch 2 strike out no runs, and Akira Yagi pitcher runs in three innings, Koshiro Sakamoto pitcher went 1-runs and Toshiya Nakamura pitcher 3-runs (earned runs 2), and the relievers couldn't hold on to the lead. Rookie Misho Nishikawa, the No. 1 pick in the draft, and Ryusei Miyazaki, the No. 2 pick in the draft, have been hitting at the right time.

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So Naoyuki Uwasawa-Fumimaru Taura-Shunsuke Iwai-Shuto Ogata-Ryo Oyama
Robo Akira Yagi-Koshiro Sakamoto-Toshiya Nakamura-Seiun Akiyama


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