◆ Pacific League: Softbank Hawks vs. Nippon-Ham (29th, Mizuho PayPay)

Nippon-Ham pitcher Softbank Hawks hit Hit by Pitch runs He threw 112 pitches, 5 strike out, and his fastest was 149 km/h. In the first inning, he hit Yanagimachi for the first Kohei Arihara run, and in the second inning, 2-1, Kawase tied the game with a double and scored on a groundout by Shuto. runs He gave up the first doble run in the first inning to Yanagimachi, the tying run in the 2nd inning to Kawase, the winning run in the 2nd inning to Shuto, and the 4th run in the 3rd inning on a wild pitch with 2 outs and a runner at 3rd base.

After practice on the 28th, the day before, he said regarding his first appearance on the mound, "I'm very grateful to be given the opportunity to pitch in the first game against last year's championship team, so I want to do my best to be tenacious and help the team win." As for facing his former team, Softbank Hawks he said, "It will be different to face them as an opponent, so I want to carefully review the video and other materials, including last year's data and this year's open games, to organize my thoughts and be ready for tomorrow."