[Professional baseball results] DeNA Takaaki Watarai hits home runs in the opening two games

Highlights: Six games were played in the professional baseball season that started on the 29th. DeNA's No. 1 draft pick, Takateru Watarai, became the first rookie in the Central League to hit home runs in two consecutive games from the start. He contributed to the opening two consecutive wins. Hanshin, aiming to win back-to-back championships for the first time in team history, suffered a shutout loss for two successive games. Orix scored 4 points after Cedeño's 1-run in the 5th inning, which was his first win of the season.

[NHK] Six games were played in the professional baseball season that started on the 29th, and DeNA's No. 1 draft pick, Takaki Watarai, became the first Central League rookie to do so...

The professional baseball game that started on the 29th was played in 6 games, and DeNA's No. 1 draft pick, Takateru Watarai, became the first rookie in the Central League to hit home runs in two consecutive games from the start, leading the team to victory. He contributed to the opening two consecutive wins. Hanshin, aiming to win back-to-back championships for the first time in team history, suffered a shutout loss for two consecutive games.

《Central League》

DeNA×Hiroshima

DeNA vs. Hiroshima, DeNA won 6-1.

○Win: Pitcher Taira, 1 win

●Loss: Pitcher Kurohara, 1 loss

◎Home run: DeNA, Watarai No. 2

DeNA took the lead in the first inning with Maki's timely hit, and in the second inning, starting pitcher Taira's timely hit I added 3 points. In the 4th inning, rookie Watarai scored an extra point with a two-run home run for the second straight game, and all starters had 14 hits, resulting in their second consecutive win. Watarai had 4 hits in 4 at-bats, 2 RBIs, and 1 stolen base.

Starting pitcher Taira pitched well, giving up one run in the middle of the 9th inning, earning his first win of the season.

Hiroshima's starting pitcher, Kurohara, hit a dead ball near Watarai's head in the first inning, and he was ejected after just three pitches, giving up a number of runs early on, and the batting lineup was still weak until the 8th inning. He wasn't very good with only one hit.

Giants x Hanshin

Giants vs. Hanshin, Giants won 5-0.

○Win: Pitcher Griffin 1 win

●Loss: Pitcher Otake 1 loss

◎Home run: Giants, Kazuma Okamoto No. 1, Sakamoto No. 1

Giants' No. 1 two-run hit by Kazuma Okamoto in the 6th inning when both teams were scoreless After breaking the deadlock, Sakamoto also hit the No. 1 solo. In the 7th inning, Matsubara added two points in a timely manner.

Starting pitcher Griffin pitched well, allowing six hits and no runs in the middle of the seventh inning, earning his first win of the season.

Hanshin pitcher Otake hit two home runs in the 6th inning, resulting in their second consecutive shutout loss.

Yakult x Chunichi

Yakult vs. Chunichi ended in a 1-1 draw after 12 extra innings.

Chunichi took the lead in the third inning with Tanaka's timely hit. Pitcher Wakui, a 20-year veteran who started the game, pitched until the middle of the seventh inning and had three strikeouts, giving up five hits and no runs, making him the 24th player in history to reach 2,000 strikeouts.

In the 8th inning, Yakult attacked the fourth pitcher, Matsuyama, and tied the game with Osuna's timely hit from 1st and 2nd base with 2 outs.

Pitcher Yoshimura, a second-year starter, pitched well, allowing only one run in seven innings and getting 10 strikeouts.

"Pacific League"

Orix x Softbank

Orix vs. Softbank, Orix won 2-0.

○Win: Pitcher Espinoza 1 win

▽Save: Pitcher Yoshitoshi Hirano 1 save

●Loss: Pitcher Moinero 1 loss

◎Home run: Orix Cedeño No. 1

Orix scored 4 points after Cedeño's No. 1 two-run in the 5th inning. We defended our pitcher's relay and got our first win of the season.

Starting pitcher Espinoza pitched well in the 6th inning, allowing only 2 hits and no runs, which was his first win in his first pitching in Japan.

Softbank's pitcher, Moinero, who became the starting pitcher this season, pitched well, giving up two runs in eight innings, but the batting line could not capitalize on opportunities and suffered a shutout loss.

Lotte x Nippon Ham

Lotte vs. Nippon-Ham, Lotte won 3-0.

○Win: Pitcher Taneichi 1 win

▽Save:

Pitcher Masuda 1 save ●Loss: Pitcher Takayuki Kato 1 loss

Lotte took the lead in the 4th inning with a 2-point timely two-base hit by new player Soto, and Soto again in the 6th inning added one point on a sacrifice fly.

Starting pitcher Taneichi pitched well, allowing only two hits and no runs in the sixth inning, with eight strikeouts, earning his first win of the season.

Nippon-Ham was limited to just three hits by Lotte's four pitcher relay, and was unable to support pitcher Takayuki Kato.

Rakuten x Seibu

Rakuten vs. Seibu Seibu won 8-2.

○Win: Pitcher Sumida 1 win

●Loss: Pitcher Shoji 1 loss

◎Home run: Seibu/Koga No. 1

Seibu was trailing by 1 point in the 3rd inning when Tonosaki and Aguilar hit consecutive RBI hits to score 3 points and turn the game around. After that, he continued to accumulate points little by little. Seibu had 15 hits and has won two consecutive games for the first time in six years.

Starting pitcher Sumida became the winning pitcher by allowing two runs in the middle of the 6th inning.

For Rakuten, pitcher Shoji gave up 5 runs in the 4th inning and was unable to fulfill his role as a starter, and Manager Imae, who has been in charge since this season, suffered his second consecutive loss.