On 15 March, the first round of the Eastern League regular season and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs. Chiba Lotte in Fighters Kamagaya Stadium ended in a 1-1 draw.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham starter Ren Fukushima pitcher allowed hit in the first and top of the second, but got through the runs without a run before striking out three consecutive struck out in the top of the third. He pitched the next two inning, striking out three batters and exiting the mound after five innings of 65 pitches hit 2 Hit by Pitch 7 strike out and no runs.

The bats were hoping to respond to the good pitching, but they continued to struggle, going closer a hit until the fourth inning before the opposing starter, Haruya Tanaka pitcher. In the bottom of the fifth, Ataru Yamaguchi, Kazuki Miyazaki, and Ryosuke Myose had a good chance with two outs and bases loaded on hit, but the runners on base were unable to score. The game went to a close with both teams scoreless.

Starting in the sixth inning, rookie Kotaro Yamashiro pitcher, the No. 6 pick in the draft, closer hit two inning and Mizuki Hori in the top of the eighth. pitcher pitched well, including a two-strike out outing. In the top of the ninth, rookie Tamon Asari pitcher, the No. 3 pick in the draft, retired three batters, but in the top of the 10th inning in the tiebreaker extra inning, Terukazu Nakayama pitcher Kenta Chatani The first goal was conceded by a timely strike by the player. Still, in the bottom of the 10th inning, with two outs and the bases loaded, Ryosuke Myose hit an RBI single to tie the game. At the end of the 10th inning, the game ended 1-1 due to sunset. Chiba Lotte The starter Haruya Tanaka pitched well, throwing 3 hit 2 Walk 9 strike out runs on 86 pitches in 5.2 innings.

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Haruya Tanaka-Atsuya Hirohata-Yuki Kuniyoshi-Toshiya Nakamura
Ren Ren Fukushima-Kotaro Yamashiro-Mizuki Hori-Tamon Asari-Terukazu Nakayama

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