On April 5th, the third round match between Saitama Seibu Lions and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles held in Belluna Dome ended in a 1-1 draw after extra inning matches.

Saitama Seibu Lions 's starting pitcher was Kaima Taira pitcher. Although he allowed the opening run in the first inning due to a teammate's error, he showed perfect pitch through five innings from the second inning onward, keeping his opponents at bay. From the sixth inning onward, he carried runner for two consecutive inning, but after finishing the crucial moment, he retired three consecutive struck out in the top of the eighth.

Chasing a one-run lineup, in the bottom of the third, Masayuki Kuwahara led off with a solo home run to tie the game. However, in the bottom of the fourth, despite creating a good opportunity with a 2-Walk run, he couldn't score another home run. From the fifth inning onward, the game went hit in front of the opposing bullpen until the ninth, and the game entered the extra inning series.
　
In the top of the 10th, Hibiki Shinohara pitcher, and in the top of the 11th, Hiroshi Kaino pitcher retired all three in order, and in the top of the 12th, E. Ramirez pitcher closer runs without a single point. The lineup advanced runner to scoring position in the bottom of the 10th and 11th innings, but the home plate was far away. In the bottom of the 12th, Kuwahara created a good opportunity with one out and a doble, but the next batters fell, ending the game 1-1.

Saitama Seibu Lions pitched well with pitcher Taira, the starter, pitching 116 pitches over 8 innings, 2 hit 3 Walk 12 strike out 1 runs (earned runs 0). In the batting lineup, Kuwahara achieved both 1,000 hit and 200 doble in the Shuta Tonosaki hit of three , including his first Home Run since joining.

Meanwhile, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles started with rookie first-round pick Sota Fujiwara pitcher, pitching 94 pitches over 5 innings, 4 hit 4 walks Hit by Pitch 4 strike out 1 runs. The relief staff also pitched well, but the lineup struggled. Sporadic 3 hit 1 goal has been restricted.

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Raku Sota Fujiwara-Sora Suzuki Ren Kajiya Shota -Masaya Nishigaki-Shoma Fujihira-Chiharu Tanaka-Chia-Hao Sung-Uchi Seiryu
Kaima Taira-Hakua Iwaki-Hibiki Shinohara-Hiroshi Kaino- E. Ramirez

Written by Ao Yokoyama