◇ Chiba Lotte vs. Orix 1st Round (2nd, Zozo Marine Stadium)

Orix 's Ryuhei Sotani pitcher pitched well in six innings hit with a 3 Walk 5 strike out 1 runs (earned runs 0).

With two outs in the first inning, a catcher error and Soto's hit put runners on first and second, but he got Polanco to fly out to center to end the inning with runs. In the bottom of the second inning, the Tigers closer a triple, but in the bottom of the third, errors by Walk and third baseman put runners on first and third with one out, and Eito Takabe's squeeze to runs the third inning. He carried runner in each inning after the fourth inning, but he shut down the key spots and finished his first start of the season with a 1 runs (earned runs 0) in the sixth.

The team tied the game in the top of the seventh inning on a two-run single by Masahiro Nishino. win pitcher has been dismissed with the rights to it.

◇ pitcher Soya Comment
"It's a point of regret that we had too many walk, but I think we were able to keep our composure and pitch even in a situation where runner were present, and it was good that we managed to throw tenaciously with the least amount of runs."

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