Five professional baseball games were held.

[Hanshin vs. Orix]


Orix won 4-2.

Orix pitcher Yamashita, who is in his third year, has a fastball in the late 150km range and has kept the first inning scoreless.

Pitcher Yamaoka, who is a candidate for the opening pitcher, threw until the middle of the third inning and had four four balls, and his control was not good enough.

Kita, who is aiming for a regular in the outfield, hit a timely three base.

For Hanshin, pitcher Aoyagi, who is a strong opening pitcher, started the pitcher and gave up two runs in the third inning.



[Lotte vs. Yakult] The


game ended in a 2-2 draw.

Lotte's pitcher Nishino, who is aiming to switch to the starting lineup, has a powerful ball and effectively uses loose balls to appeal to 4 hits and 1 run in the 5th inning.

Hirasawa hit a two-run home run as a batter.

Yakult's second-year player Kazufumi Maruyama made a solo home run in the 9th inning, and rookie Kitamura also hit two bases, leaving a result for young players.



[Softbank vs. Hiroshima]


Hiroshima won 2-0.

The starters of both teams, who are the opening pitchers, both scored no runs in three innings, showing rock-solid pitching.

Hiroshima's Ryo Osera didn't narrow down the target, striking out five times and allowing no runners.

Softbank pitcher Ozeki had three hits, but he suppressed them with a powerful fastball.

Taisei Makihara, who was newly selected for the WBC (World Baseball Classic), hit two hits.



[DeNA vs. Seibu]


Seibu won 4-1.

In Seibu, Sotozaki hit a 2-point timely base in the 3rd inning.

Nakamura and Kuriyama joined the first team, but both did not hit in two at-bats.

In DeNA, Ishida gave up 2 runs in the 4th inning, and his changeup was effective and he struck out 5.

Pitcher Taira, who is aiming to enter the starting rotation, pitched well, conceding one run in four innings.



[Nippon Ham vs. Rakuten]


Nippon-Ham won 9-6.

For Nippon-Ham, Shimizu hit a two-run, and 37-year-old veteran pitcher Miyanishi pitched well with no hits in the first inning and two strikeouts.

Masahiro Tanaka, the opening pitcher for Rakuten, threw 4 innings with 1 hit and no runs, demonstrating rock-solid pitching.

Shimauchi hit a timely hit in his first appearance in a real match, showing a great finish.