◆ Pacific League Orix 3x-2 Rakuten (28th, Kyocera D Osaka)

Rakuten. Takahisa Hayakawa pitcher, who was tasked with starting the season opener for the second year in a row, tossed six innings, including a two-run Home Run over the left-field wall in Orix Ryo Ota infielder in the second inning, and runs 4 hit 4 strike out 2. "Personally, I think the loss of one pitch (to Ota) had a big impact on me," he said.

Despite allowing the first run, he struck closer all three batters in the first, third, fifth, and sixth innings, showing pitch that didn't let the other team take the lead. This led to a tie game in the final stages, so the game ended in a draw. In the next game, he showed the same stable pitch as an ace pitcher, and grabbed win in 25 years.

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