On 14 March, the opening match between Yokohama DeNA and Tohoku Rakuten was held in Yokohama Stadium, and Tohoku Rakuten lost 0-1.

Tohoku Rakuten starter Takahisa Hayakawa pitcher gave up a solo shot to Hidego Maki with one out in the first inning. After striking out three batters in the bottom of the second, the Tigers loaded the bases with runners in scoring position for the second runner inning in a row in the bottom of the third, but they were able to close out the game and runs the game. He retired three batters in the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings closer mound after 4 hit 1 Walk 2 strike out 1 runs on 91 pitches in the sixth inning.

In the top of the third inning, Daisuke Nakashima infield hit and Hit by Pitch loaded the bases with one out, but the next two batters flied out to right and center field, and they couldn't capitalize on the opportunity. In the top of the fifth, the leadoff Hikaru Ota hit a hit, but after that, the offense ended with three runners on base. From the sixth inning onwards, Kenta Kozono pitcher at third, closer inning 2 hit 4 Hit by Pitch.

In the bottom of the seventh, Shoma Fujihira pitcher and in the bottom of the eighth, Masahiro Ehara pitcher threw 1 inning each runs. In the top of the eighth inning, Toshiki Abe loaded the bases with no outs on a Walk, but the runner was unable to connect with the double play and left fielder. In the top of the ninth inning, with one run behind, Franco hit a hit with two outs, but Itsuki Murabayashi followed with a fly out to right field to end the game.

Starter pitcher Hayakawa threw 6 inning, his longest of the season, to 1 runs, and he was well adjusted for the season opener. The No. 3 rookie, Dora 4 rookie Masahiro Ehara pitcher, also went 0-for-1 with a struck out from Hidego Maki.

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Raku ● Takahisa Hayakawa-Shoma Fujihira-Masahiro Ehara
○Katsuyuki Higashi-Naoki Wakamatsu-Kenta Kozono-S Kentaro Shinoki

Text by Aoi Yokoyama