◇Saitama Seibu vs Hanshin Tigers Open Match (11th, Belluna Dome)

Saitama Seibu 's Shinya Sugai pitcher pitched well in five innings, throwing 60 pitches hit 2 Walk 2 strike out runs.

In the first inning, he struck out struck out in the leadoff hitter and retired three batters on 12 pitches. In both the top of the third and fourth innings, the Tigers gave up Walk to the leadoff hitter, but they struck out the next two batters and kept the game scoreless with a pitch. In the top of the fifth, he retired three batters and retired the opposing batters with a hit and no runs in the fifth. He's taken a big step toward getting into the opening rotation.

Written by Aoi Nishijima

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