Four professional baseball games were held.
Softbank 8-8 Yakult
Softbank vs. Yakult drew 8-8.
For Softbank, 42-year-old pitcher Wada, who was late to adjust, pitched well with no runs in the first pitching of the open game.
Kambayashi hit a home run in two consecutive games.
Yakult's starting pitcher, 43-year-old Ishikawa, threw three innings and gave up two goals.
In the batting line-up, veteran Aoki scored two runs in a timely manner when the bases were loaded, showing his good form.
Rakuten 5-4 DeNA
In Rakuten vs. DeNA, Rakuten won 5-4.
Rakuten pitcher Hayakawa, who is in his third year, held down the third inning with no hits and no runs, and appealed to the starting rotation.
The starting pitcher Kishi also summarized 4 innings with 1 run.
DeNA starting pitcher Kamichaya threw 4 innings, giving up 4 runs including 1 home run and lacking tenacity.
Seibu 1-1 Chunichi
Seibu vs. Chunichi ended in a 1-1 draw.
Chunichi starting pitcher Wakui, who transferred from Rakuten, has good control and perfectly suppressed the third inning with nine batters.
Tanaka, a regular candidate for the second base and a rookie with a strong sense of speed, scored two hits, including three bases.
In Seibu, the second-year pitcher Sumida, who threw as the third pitcher, kept the 4th inning without any runs and appealed to enter the starting rotation.
Nippon-Ham 7-1 Lotte
Nippon-Ham won Lotte vs. Nippon-Ham 7-1.
Nippon-Ham appealed to the opening starting lineup with three hits and two stolen bases by Isohata, who entered No. 1 in the third year.
Kiyomiya, who was in good form, hit his third home run in the opening game.
Pitcher Takayuki Kato, who is the opening pitcher, summarized the four innings with one run.
In Lotte's pitcher Sawamura, this was the first real game of the season, and he suffered four runs in the first inning.