Professional baseball open game Yakult and Hanshin both starters stable pitching. In the game, Yakult's six pitchers held the Hanshin batting lineup to just one hit, resulting in a 1-0 win.
Masanori Ishikawa, the 44-year-old pitcher for Yakult, who pitched two innings without allowing a hit and keeping the ball scoreless. Norichika Aoki, the oldest fielder in baseball at 42 years old, started as the ``number 2 right fielder'' and had 1 hit in 2 at bats.