On 22 March, the opening match between Hanshin Tigers and Orix in Kyocera Dome Osaka ended in a 3-3 tie.

Orix took the lead in the first inning on a solo Home Run by Kotaro Kobayashi. In the bottom of the first inning, starter Alen Kuri pitcher gave up a two-run doble to Yusuke Oyama, but the game was tied in the top of the third inning on a sacrifice fly by Masahiro Nishino from third base with one out. Then, in the top of the fourth, with one out, Yuma Tongu hit a much-needed single to score the winning run.

pitcher Kuri, who recovered from the second inning, was removed after allowing hit with two outs in the bottom of the fourth. Hiroshi pitcher was able to break the lead and closer the bottom of the fifth inning to tie the game at three. In the bottom of the sixth, Yoshihisa Hirano pitcher retired three batters, including two struck out, and in the bottom of the seventh, Nobuyoshi Yamada pitcher tied the game at runs. However, in the bottom of the eighth, Kaisei Tomatsu pitcher hit an RBI single to tie the game, and in the top of the ninth, they had a good opportunity with two outs and bases loaded but fell scoreless. In the bottom of the ninth, Soichiro Yamazaki pitcher retired three batters to end the game at 3-3.

Kuri pitcher allowed 4 hit 2 walks in 3.2 innings on 62 pitches Hit by Pitch 3 strike out 2 runs. In the batting lineup, Keita Nakagawa At Bat hit 4 for a total of 12 hit, but they failed to capitalize on the opportunity and scored only three runs. In addition, Kobayashi and Tonmiya have their first Home Run in the opening match.

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Alen Kuri, Hiroshi, Yoshihisa Hirano, Nobuyoshi Yamada, Kaisei Tomatsu, Soichiro Yamazaki
God Ren Tomita - Hidetaka Okadome - Yuya Ishiguro - Yasunari Kudo - Masaki Oikawa - Daichi Ishii

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