Professional Baseball Opening Game Results of 5 Games

Five professional baseball games were played.

ORIX vs Hiroshima

Orix and Hiroshima drew 4-4.
Orix starter Yamashita gave up two runs and 5 strikeouts through the middle of the fifth inning, even with powerful fastballs and forkballs.
In Hiroshima, new talent Davidson and 2-year-old Tamura hit home runs.
The starting pitcher gave up four runs in five innings.

Yakult vs Hanshin

In the Yakult vs. Hanshin match, Hanshin won 8-0.
For Hanshin, Teruaki Sato has been in good shape with two hits, including a home run.
Opening pitcher Aoyagi pitched five scoreless innings with runners on base.
Yakult is a strong candidate for the opening pitcher, and Ogawa gave up five runs in four innings.

SoftBank vs DeNA

In SoftBank vs. DeNA, SoftBank won 4-3.
Opening pitcher Ozeki tossed six innings and allowed seven hits while allowing three runs.
DeNA has had Miyazaki hit a home run in two consecutive at-bats.

Lotte vs Seibu

Lotte vs Seibu was won by Seibu 4-3.
Seibu pitcher Takahashi, who is the Opening Day pitcher for the third consecutive year, gave up two runs in five innings with seven strikeouts.
Kojima, who will be in charge of the season opener for the first time for Lotte, threw five innings while trying out a changeup and gave up two runs.

Chunichi vs. Rakuten

Chunichi vs Rakuten drew 4-4.
Both opening pitchers started the season, and Chunichi pitcher Ogasawara used his slow pace to throw six innings and give up three runs.
On the other hand, Rakuten pitcher Masahiro Tanaka threw 6 pitches by the middle of the fifth inning, giving up four runs.
Aquino, the No. 3 candidate in Chunichi's new team, hit his third home run of the opener.