On April 2nd, the third game between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Chiba Lotte Marines was held in ES CON FIELD, and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham won 7-1. He decided to win the card.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham The batting line took the lead from the first inning with Yuki Nomura 's No. 2 solo, and in the bottom of the second inning, Taiki Narama 's No. 1 and 2 runs were born. Furthermore, in the bottom of the 3rd inning, Kotaro Kiyomiya and Chusei Mannami players created a hit good opportunity with 2 outs and 1st and 3rd base. Here, Haruki Nishikawa hit a timely hit to extend the lead to 4 runs. And in the bottom of the 6th inning, Yushin Shimizu 's No. 1 and 2 runs popped out, and the score became 6-0.

Starter Takayuki Kato pitcher got off to a good start, closer the first 3 inning to 1 hit runs. In the top of the 4th inning, he overcame the pinch with 2 outs on 1st and 2nd base, and after that, he did not advance runner to scoring position, and left the mound in the 6th inning with 4 hit no walks Hit by Pitch 5 strike out runs.

In the top of the 7th inning, 2nd place Kenta Uehara pitcher was hit solo, but in the top of the 8th inning, Ruei-Yang Gu Lin pitcher retired with 3 outs. In the bottom of the 8th inning, Tatsuki Mizuno added one run with a timely hit doble, and in the top of the ninth inning with a score of 7-1, Koji Fukutani pitcher closed with a no-runs even though it caused bases loaded to be in a pinch. Takashi Kato pitcher won the first win with 6 innings runs no draws. The batting line showed an active appearance with 7 runs in 11 hit, including 3 Home Run was born.

On the other hand, Chiba Lotte Marines starter Yuji Nishino pitcher couldn't make a game with 7 hit 2 Walk 6 runs in 6 innings. The batting line also scored only one run by Ryusei Terachi player's first Home Run of the season.

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● Yuji Nishino- Hayate Miyazaki
Japan ○ Takayuki Kato-Kenta Uehara-Ruei-Yang Gu Lin-Koji Fukutani