Nippon-Ham played a practice game (Kanatake) with Rakuten Eagles on the 15th. Kota Yazawa pitcher (25) succeeded in stealing second when he was used as a substitute in the 8th inning. He also hit a doble of sweep over the middle when he came around to bat in the 9th inning with one out bases loaded. He has hit hit in all five of his games so far and has a long ball in three consecutive games. He said, "I'm batting exactly as I want to, exactly as I envisioned. I'm not good in practice, but I think I'm good in practice," he said.