◆Pre-season game Softbank Hawks 0-1 The Giants (12th, Mizuho PayPay Dome)

Softbank Hawks manager Hiroki Kokubo gave his stamp of approval to pitcher Naoyuki Uwasawa 's condition.

Nippon-Ham Uesawa, who will start pitcher the season opener mound against Mizuho Peipay on March 27, allowed a run in the second inning but showed a good finish, throwing 90 pitches in 6 2/3 innings runs with a powerful straight ball fork and a curveball breaking ball. Kokubo nodded his approval of the right-hander's adjustment, saying, "He wanted to try out a variety of pitches rather than just trying to hit the ball out of the park, but I think all of his pitches were very accurate.