◇Tohoku Rakuten Eagles vs Chiba Lotte Marines Game 1 (17th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Strongest Park Miyagi)

Chiba Lotte Marines 's Atsuki Taneichi pitcher pitched seven innings without runs.

After the WBC, he was late in the opening due to poor condition, but after adjusting on the farm, he went to the first team mound for the first time this season. First of all, when he closer to a three-way retirement in the first inning, he pitched tenaciously while allowing hit every time from the second inning onwards. He made full use of his breaking ball, which he lived in international competitions, and closed the game with 5 hit runs until the 6th inning.

In the bottom of the 7th inning, the leading player Itsuki Murabayashi was hit with a ground ball, followed by Hideto Asamura player and Daichi Suzuki Cut the player to struck out in a row and take it off. The first win of the season was entrusted, but he showed a good pitch of 7 innings, 91 pitches, 5 hit walks, Hit by Pitch 6 strike out no runs.

◇Taneichi pitcher Comment
"I used reliever a lot yesterday and the day before yesterday, so it was good that I was able to go ahead of strike of them, and I think no walk is also a great value for me fork. I was making the accuracy of the ball the same issue as in my last appearance, so I want to correct that from next time on and do my best again."

Written by Niwa Kainagi