Another tight victory for Tigers this game saw Lotte held off. Once again Kojima gave cause for concern. Tigers had taken a 3-1 lead with runs from Yamato (1) and Ryota Arai (2). Kojima took over in the fourth and promptly gave up 2 runs allowing Lotte to tie the score. One thinks that Kojima is starting the season in ni-gun. The winning run came from the bat of Fukudome in the sixth. We also saw the use of Okazaki as a relief catcher - remember him? Final score 4-3 Tigers are looking good so far.