The first game between Tohoku Rakuten and Saitama Seibu will be held at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi on April 2 at 1:00 p.m. Both starters are scheduled to slide in after the game on April 1 was cancelled due to rain.

[Results of last season's matchups] Tohoku Rakuten vs. Saitama Seibu 14-10-1

[Preliminary results (last season's results)
Tohoku Rakuten: Masaru Fujii pitcher 22 games, 11-5, ERA 2.93
Saitama Seibu: Chihiro Sumida pitcher 26 games, 9-10, ERA 2.76

Tohoku Rakuten is Masaru Fujii pitcher to mound in their home opener. Last season, when he recorded a career-high 11 wins, he started five games against Saitama Seibu and went 3-0 ERA with a 1.86 mark, showing good chemistry. Can they take advantage of their good chemistry this season and lead the team to win the championship? The batting lineup has a .330 batting average against Saitama Seibu last season. Yuya Ogo The players have recorded three consecutive hit games.

Against Saitama Seibu, the starter is Chihiro Sumida pitcher. Last season, he kept his spot in the starting rotation for the entire season, and marked a tie for his most wins with nine. He also set career highs in ERA and innings pitched. This season, he hopes to get off to a good start by making his first start of the season with a white star in order to achieve double-digit win numbers.

​Pacific League standings Table/Individual Results

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