◇ Chiba Lotte vs Fukuoka Softbank Open Match (7th, Zozo Marine Stadium)

Chiba Lotte 's Kazuya Ojima pitcher threw 75 pitches in five innings hit allowing 1 3 Walk 6 strike out and no runs.

pitcher Kojima pitched in the second game of the opening match. After closer the first inning with a three-way tie, he gave up Walk in the top of the second and third innings but did not allow a hit. In the top of the fourth, a teammate's error and Hotaka Yamakawa 's hit put runners on first and second with one out, but he was able to get the next two runners on double play runs out. He didn't allow a hit in the top of the fifth, and got out of the mound with no runs in the fifth.

pitcher Kojima announced on Thursday, March 6 that he will serve as the opening pitcher for the third consecutive year. They have lost both of their last two seasons. In the opening match against Fukuoka Softbank on Friday, March 28, we want to show a good pitch like this one.

Written by Aoi Nemoto

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