The professional baseball season opened on the 29th, and the Giants, aiming to bounce back from last season's 4th place, defeated Hanshin, the No. 1 team in Japan last year, and Shinnosuke Abe, the manager, won his first game after taking over.


In addition, each team's promising new talent hit a home run, including DeNA's notable rookie Takateru Watarai, Softbank's Hotaka Yamakawa, and Chunichi's Sho Nakata.

《Central League》

Giants x Hanshin

The Giants won 4-0 in the match against Hanshin.


○ Win, pitcher Togo wins 1 win.


●Loss, 1 loss by pitcher Aoyagi.


◎Home run, Giants player Kajitani's No. 1.



In the 5th inning, the Giants scored the first run on a grounder to shortstop by Sasaki, the 3rd place rookie in the draft who was selected as the ``No. 1 center'' from third base with a one-out, and then scored 3 points in the inning with a two-run by Kajitani. Ta.


In the 8th inning, Maru added one point with a timely hit.



Giants starting pitcher Togo, who served as the opening pitcher for the first time, pitched well in the 6th inning with 4 hits and no runs, earning his first win of the season.



Hanshin's starting pitcher, Aoyagi, who served as the opening pitcher for the second consecutive year, gave up three runs in the fifth inning.


The batting line was held to no hits after the 4th inning, and the season, aiming for the first consecutive championship in team history, started with a loss.

DeNA×Hiroshima

DeNA vs. Hiroshima, DeNA won 4-3.


○ Win, pitcher Wendelken has 1 win.


▽Save, pitcher Morihara 1 save.


●Loss, 1 loss to pitcher Shimauchi.


◎Home run, DeNA/Watarai player No. 1.



Immediately after DeNA was given a 3-run lead, in the 3rd inning, Watarai, the No. 1 draft pick, hit his first professional hit, a 3-run home run into the right-center stand to tie the score.


Then, in the 8th inning, with one out and the bases loaded, he scored a sacrifice fly from pinch hitter Yamato to score a 1-run lead.



The win went to the second pitcher, Wendelken, who kept three strikeouts in the 8th inning.



Hiroshima took the lead by 3 points in the 3rd inning with 5 consecutive home runs, but did not get any hits after the 6th inning.

Yakult x Chunichi

In the match between Yakult and Chunichi, Yakult won 7-4.


○ Win, pitcher Kizawa wins 1 win.


●Loss, 1 loss by pitcher Matsuyama.


◎Home run, Chunichi player Nakata's No. 1.



Trailing by one run in the 8th inning, Yakult caught up with Santana's timely hit, and then pinch hitter Nishida's sacrifice fly and new recruit Nishikawa's two-run three-base hit put Yakult ahead.



In the 9th inning, pitcher Taguchi got out of the pinch and allowed only one run.


This is the fifth pitcher Kizawa's first win of the season.



Chunichi took the lead three times, but their relievers collapsed due to poor defense, and they suffered a painful come-from-behind loss in the opening game of the season, in which they were trying to make a comeback from last place for the second consecutive year.

"Pacific League"

Orix x Softbank

Orix vs. Softbank, Softbank won 3-1.


○ Win, pitcher Arihara has 1 win.


▽Save, pitcher Osuna 1 save.


●Loss, 1 loss to Miyagi pitcher.


◎Home run, Softbank Yamakawa player No. 1.



In the 7th inning, tied 1-1, Softbank went ahead with a solo home run by Yamakawa, who transferred from Seibu, and added one point with a timely hit by Kai.



Pitcher Arihara, who served as the opening pitcher for the third time including his time with Nippon-Ham, scored a win with a good pitch that allowed one run in the middle of the seventh inning.



Softbank has started the opening game with a win for eight consecutive years.


Orix's starting pitcher Miyagi gave up three runs in the middle of the 7th inning, but the batting line failed to take advantage of the chance of a two-out, second and third baseman in the 7th inning immediately after the lead.

Lotte x Nippon Ham

Lotte vs. Nippon-Ham, Nippon-Ham won 4-1.



○ Win, one win for pitcher Ito.


●Loss, 1 loss to pitcher Kojima.


◎ Home run, Nippon Ham Reyes player's No. 1.



Nippon-Ham took the lead by 2 points in the 3rd inning with Tamiya's timely hit, and in the 5th inning, Tsuyoshi Matsumoto's timely three base, and in the 6th inning, a new foreign player, Reyes, scored an additional point with a solo home run. Ta.



Starting pitcher Ito pitched well in the 6th inning, allowing only 4 hits, no runs, and 9 strikeouts, earning him the win in his first opener.



Lotte's pitcher Kojima was unable to hold on, giving up 3 runs in the 5th inning, and the batting lineup did not perform well.

Rakuten x Seibu

Rakuten vs. Seibu, Seibu won 1-0.


○ Win, one win for pitcher Imai.


▽Save, pitcher Abreu 1 save.


●Loss, 1 loss to pitcher Hayakawa.



Seibu broke the deadlock in the 8th inning, tied 0-0, with Tonosaki's timely three base.



Starting pitcher Imai pitched well in the 7th inning, allowing only 2 hits and no runs, and became the winning pitcher with 11 strikeouts each time.


Two new players, pitcher Kaino in the 8th inning and pitcher Abreu in the 9th inning, stopped the game.



Seibu won the opening game for the first time in three years.



Rakuten was unable to step on third base and was unable to support pitcher Hayakawa, who gave up one run in the middle of the 8th inning.