The Fighters worked out indoors for about two hours due to the rain out.

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Masaru Takeda will pitch in Sunday's game against the Yakult Swallows since his start against the Chiba Lotte Marines was rained out today.

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Yuki Saito's next outing will likely be against the Softbank Hawks at Sapporo Dome on March 22.

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Hideki Kuriyama is not sure what to do about the opening day starter.  Current candidates include Saito, M. Takeda, and Bobby Keppel.

Saito: 2 G, 11 IP, 16 H, 1 HR, 2 BB, 4 SO, 1 WP, 6 R, 5 ER, 4.09 ERA
M. Takeda: 3 G, 10 IP, 10 H, 1 HR, 2 BB, 4 SO, 0 WP, 4 R, 4 ER, 3.60 ERA
Keppel: 2 G, 9 IP, 11 H, 1 HR, 1 BB, 3 SO, 0 WP, 8 R, 6 ER, 6.00 ERA