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

Softbank Hawks The second-round draft pick right-hander of the Ryuta Inagawa pitcher (Kyushu Kyoritsu University) pitched the ninth inning, his fourth consecutive game without runs a closer.

The Giants lineup started with Nakayama, followed by Dalbec, who had already hit a timely RBI single earlier that day, and then Maru, but he showed a confident presence on mound, saying, "I'm gradually getting used to (the tension of going up to mound)." closer Nakayama in order with just six pitches: a groundout to second base, a flyout to shortstop, and another groundout to second base.

Personally, he reflected, "I felt like I wasn't using my lower body well. I'll try to do that next time," but his powerful fastball was still as strong as ever on this day.

This marks his fourth consecutive runs game. Manager Kokubo also commented, "I haven't seen him in a bad game at all, so I'm a bit worried about what he'll do when runner get on base, but so far he's been making a strong showing." Inagawa also commented, "For now, I'm just trying to come back with a scoreless record," and he's still keeping his scoreless runs as he prepares to join the opening day first team.