The last six professional baseball games were played.

▼ In the Orix vs Hanshin match, Orix won 5-2.

Orix pitchers Udagawa and Soichiro Yamazaki, who returned from the WBC = World Baseball Classic, pitched in relief, and both pitchers were scoreless.

Hanshin gave up four runs in five innings when starting pitcher Saiki hit two home runs.

▼ Japan Ham vs Yakult ended in a 2-5 draw.

Japan Ham started Ponce and allowed three hits and no runs in five innings.

Yakult started rookie Yoshimura, the No. 4 draft pick, who threw three innings and allowed four hits, but struck out six and gave up one run.

▼In the Hiroshima vs. SoftBank match, Hiroshima won 1-1.

Hiroshima starter Tamamura allowed one hit and no runs in five innings to secure his place in the starting rotation.

Kuribayashi, who pitched in the ninth inning, hit a two-run home run after throwing a foreball and gave up two runs.

SoftBank's starting pitcher, Higashihama, threw three innings and allowed five hits, but gave up just one run.

▼ Seibu vs DeNA was won by Seibu 5-3.

Seibu pitcher Hirara allowed no runs on two hits in three innings and struck out five.

Takahashi, who will be the opening pitcher, gave up two runs in one inning with three hits and left the team worried.

Kasahara, who is aiming to get into the starting rotation, used the slow pace to give up two runs in five innings.

▼ Giants vs. Rakuten was won by the Giants 1-3.

The Giants' starting pitcher, Akahoshi, pitched five innings and allowed only one hit and one run.

Kazuma Okamoto, who participated in the WBC, had a hit in his first at-bat in the opening round.

Rakuten also pitcher Hiroki Matsui, who returned from the WBC, made his first pitch and struck out three in the first inning.

▼ In the Chunichi vs. Lotte match, Chunichi won 4-6.

Chunichi pitcher Fukutani picked up the pace and allowed five hits and one run in six innings.

Fukunaga, the No. 1 rookie in the draft aiming to start the season opener, hit a two-base hit with the bases loaded to wipe out the runners.

Lotte's starting pitcher, Mima, gave up six hits and seven runs in the middle of the third inning.