Marquee Tohoku Rakuten rookie Yuki Matsui got a rude welcome in his first official game Wednesday, allowing three runs in six innings as the Eagles took a 7-1 thumping against the Orix Buffaloes.

Matsui (0-1), who turned pro out of high school after being taken by the Eagles in the first round of last autumn's draft, was very impressive in the preseason, but allowed five hits and four walks, while hitting a batter and striking out six before 21,861 on a weekday afternoon at Kobo Stadium Miyagi.

"It's frustrating," said Matsui, who in 2012 set a summer high school championship record with 22 strikeouts in a game. "I got too nervous, and ended up without any kind of tempo."