The opening game of professional baseball was held on the 19th, with six games.
▼Hiroshima vs Orix drew 5-5.
Hiroshima's pitcher, who is in charge of the opening rotation, finished well, giving up three hits and one run in seven innings.
Orix was hit by Noguchi, a second-year player, who hit a leadoff home run.
▼ Yakult vs Hanshin won 3-0.
Yakult rookie pitcher Yoshimura, who is heavily in the Opening Day rotation, pitched five innings with three hits and no runs with seven strikeouts.
Hanshin pitcher Akiyama, who pitched the second batter, threw three scoreless innings.
▼ In SoftBank vs. DeNA, SoftBank won 4-2.
SoftBank's Higashihama pitcher pitched well and allowed four hits and two runs in seven innings. Kamibayashi, who is aiming to become a regular player, hit two timely goals.
DeNA advanced to the starting rotation with Higashi pitching six innings, allowing no runs on three hits.
▼ In the Lotte vs. Seibu match, Lotte won 2-1.
Lotte's No. 1 draft pick, rookie Kikuchi, made his first pitch in the opener, allowing three batters to pitch one of the ninth innings. In the batting lineup, Yamaguchi hit a timely first inning and a solo home run in the second.
Seibu pitched well with four scoreless innings.
▼ In the Chunichi vs. Rakuten, Rakuten won 4-2.
Rakuten was held by rookie pitcher Banuelos who gave up two runs in the middle of the fifth inning, while rookie pitchers Koson and Mario Ito held the first inning to three in relief.
Chunichi's No. 5 draft rookie, Nakaji, who is looking to get into the starting rotation, gave up three runs in four innings.
▼ Giants vs. Japan Ham was won by Japan Ham 4-0.
Japan was hit by second-year Kamikawahata with a two-run home run. Suzuki, who pitched the second pitcher, struck out seven batters perfectly.
The Giants had a good performance with rookie pitcher Griffin giving up one run on an error in the fifth inning, while rookie pitcher Chiharu Tanaka allowed three batters in the first inning.