Three professional baseball exhibition games were canceled due to rain, and three games were played.
In Softbank vs. Giants, Softbank won 3-2.
Softbank's pitcher Bando, who is aiming to enter the starting rotation, took the mound as the second pitcher and pitched well with no hits and no runs allowed in the fourth inning.
Walker, who transferred from the Giants, hit a come-from-behind two-run home run as a pinch hitter.
For the Giants, starting pitcher Iori Yamazaki showed good adjustment, allowing one run in five innings.
In the match between Seibu and Chunichi, Seibu won 2-1.
Seibu's starting pitcher, Taira Taira, was a strong pitcher, centering on his powerful fastballs, allowing one run in five innings and getting seven strikeouts.
Motoyama, who is aiming to become a regular player, not only had two hits, but also showed good base running as a runner, using the pitcher's wild pitches to advance from first base to third base.
Pitcher Ogasawara started for Chunichi and allowed one run in six innings, with five strikeouts.
Shuhei Takahashi, participating in the open game for the first time, had two hits.
Nippon-Ham vs. Hiroshima ended in a 4-4 draw.
Nippon-Ham started pitcher Yamazaki, who was transferred from Orix as a free agent, and lacked stability, allowing 9 hits and 3 runs in 4 innings.
Hiroshima's opening pitcher, Kuri, started and showed off his excellent control, throwing 96 pitches, giving up 6 hits and 2 runs in the middle of the 8th inning.
Kozono, who is expected to play in the center of the batting lineup, recorded 4 hits.
Lotte vs. Hanshin, DeNA vs. Yakult, and Rakuten vs. Orix were canceled due to rain.