On May 3, the second round of the Farm regular season Orix Buffaloes vs. Chiba Lotte Marines held in Sugimotoshoji Buffaloes Stadium Maishima ended in a 0-0 draw after seven innings due to rain-ruled rule.

Orix Buffaloes 's starter, Kyosuke Saito pitcher, faced a crisis with two outs and bases loaded in the first inning due to a series of hits and Walk, but managed to get past the next pitcher with a fly out to center. In the top of the second inning, all three retired in order, closer, and in the second inning, 2 hit 1 Walk no runs and retired from mound. In the top of the third inning, the second pitcher, Yuki Udagawa pitcher, returned and retired all three batters in order.

From the 4th inning, high school rookie 3 pitcher took the mound instead. In the top of the 4th, regular season made his first appearance as the first pick in the draft, Atsuya Fujikawa pitcher, and struck out three hitter batters with just eight pitches. In the top of the 5th inning, the 2nd and Haruki Mori pitcher were connected, and in the top of the 6th, the 3rd and Ryuga Sato pitcher were connected without runs.

In the bottom of the first, the lineup created a good opportunity with runners on first and second with no outs thanks to a series of hits by Sho Gibo and Sota Kawano, but the next hitter fell to double play and struck out, preventing the lead. He continued to release runner but lacked connection. In the top of the 7th, the sixth pitcher Ryoga Tomiyama pitcher scored three consecutive struck out bases, but the bottom of the 7th was scoreless as well. After the attack, the game was called out in a rainy game.

Meanwhile, Chiba Lotte Marines 's starter Ryotaro Mori pitcher pitch tightened the key moments, pitching 5 innings with 5 hit no walks Hit by Pitch 7 strike out no runs. The lineup placed runner in scoring position from the first inning, but the rest of the lineup couldn't keep up. From the second inning onward, closer was hit to 1.

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Ryotaro Mori-Yuto Yoshikawa
Kyosuke Saito, Yuki Udagawa, Atsuya Fujikawa, Haruki Mori, Ryuga Sato, Ryoga Tomiyama

Written by Aoi Nemoto

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