On 22 March, the opening match between The Giants and Chiba Lotte in Tokyo Dome ended in a 4-4 draw.

Chiba Lotte starter Boss pitcher loaded the bases with one out in the Walk first inning with one out and hit before Kazuma Okamoto scored three runs in the third. However, after the second inning, he gave up runner but did not allow a run to score. We combined 5 inning into 5 hit 1 Walk 3 strike out 3 runs and got off mound.

In the top of the fifth, with two outs, Atsuki Tomosugi Walk and Hiromi Oka hit created a chance, and Misho Nishikawa scored two runs on an RBI doble to make the score 3-2.

In the bottom of the sixth, Riku Kikuchi pitcher, the second baseman, gave up one run, but in the top of the seventh, Kyota Fujiwara inside-the-park home run jumped out to cut the deficit to one run again. In the bottom of the ninth, Shogo Nakamura hit a leadoff single to tie the game at 4-4. In the bottom of the ninth inning with the score tied, Seiun Akiyama pitcher retired three batters to end the game.

In the Chiba Lotte, No. 1 draft rookie Nishikawa had a 2 hit 2 RBI, Sho Nakamura had a 2 hit 1 RBI, including a No. 1 solo, and Fujiwara had a inside-the-park home run.

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Text by Yui Kayama