Six professional baseball games were held.
Orix x Hanshin
Orix vs. Hanshin, Orix won 3-0.
Orix's pitcher Miyagi has high accuracy with both fastballs and breaking balls, pitching well through six innings with no runs and seven strikeouts, demonstrating his stability and appealing to the opening pitcher.
Hanshin's opening pitcher, Aoyagi, showed anxiety as he struggled with control, giving up two runs in four innings, including a forced walk in the first inning, and three walks.
Softbank x Hiroshima
Softbank vs. Hiroshima ended in a 2-2 draw.
Pitcher Arihara, who is Softbank's starting pitcher and his third opening pitcher in four years, showed a sense of stability with five innings of one hit and no runs, using the pace well. Kurihara hit the No. 3 home run in the open game, and Walker hit the No. 4 home run.
For Hiroshima, pitcher Kuri, who was pitching for the first time in his 11th year as a professional pitcher, showed a great performance with three scoreless innings and no hits.
Giant x Rakuten
Giants vs. Rakuten, Rakuten won 3-1.
Rakuten's opening pitcher, Hayakawa, performed well, allowing only two hits and one run over four and two-thirds innings, with nine strikeouts, including five in a row. Ota, who is aiming for the regular catcher position in his sixth year, hit a two-run home run, his first home run in an exhibition game.
The Giants' opening pitcher, pitcher Togo, was caught by the lower batting lineup on a weak pitch, and he allowed two runs in the third inning. Rookie pitcher Nishidate, who was drafted number one, pitched the first inning and showed excellent pitching power and control, allowing three players to retire.
Seibu x Yakult
Seibu vs. Yakult, Yakult won 3-2.
Yakult's pitcher Saisneed improved his form and allowed only 4 hits and 2 runs in the 6th inning, and Shiomi and Murakami both recorded 2 hits and 1 RBI.
Seibu's pitcher Imai, who was appointed as the opening pitcher for the first time in his 8th year as a professional, had good control and showed his skill by keeping the game to no hits and no runs through the 3rd inning.
Chunichi x Lotte
Chunichi vs. Lotte, Chunichi won 4-3.
Chunichi's opening pitcher, pitcher Yanagi, had power with the ball and pitched 5 innings with no hits except for the 2nd inning, giving up only 1 run.
Lotte's starting pitcher, Kojima, pitched tenaciously and allowed only one run in the 5th inning, while Soto, who transferred from DeNA, demonstrated his long-hitting power with two hits and two RBIs, including a home run.
Nippon Ham x DeNA
Nippon-Ham vs. DeNA, Nippon-Ham won 5-3.
Pitcher Ito, the starting pitcher for Nippon-Ham, had a decent performance, allowing only two runs in the middle of the sixth inning.
Pitcher Katsuki Higashi, who serves as the opening pitcher for DeNA, was hit three times in a row in the first inning, but after that he had better control and did not allow a single runner, pitching six innings, giving up one run and striking out six. .