From 13 o'clock on April 1st, the second round of Tohoku Rakuten Eagles vs Fukuoka Softbank will be held at Rakuten Eagles Mobile's strongest park Miyagi.

【Head-to-Head Record】Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (Tie for 5th) vs Fukuoka Softbank (1st) 0-1

【Advance Starter】
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: Tatsuki Koja pitcher 7 wins 7 losses in 19 games, ERA 3.70 (last season)
Fukuoka Softbank: Hsu Jo-Hsi pitcher NPB debut

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles would like to pay attention to Naoki Sato players. Sato, who joined from Fukuoka Softbank in the active draft, recorded 3 hit 1 RBI in the Orix Buffaloes game on March 29, and has maintained a good batting average of .556 with 2 hit in the first game of this card. However, in the bottom of the 8th inning with 1 run behind, there was also a frustrating scene where he fell to a struck out on a swing. In this game, I would like to expect a hit that will decide the game.

Fukuoka Softbank, who has been on a four-game winning streak since the opening, is making his first appearance in NPB with new Hsu Jo-Hsi pitcher. In the 2026 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC,™ where he represented Taiwan, he threw 4 inning and pitched 2 hit runs against Australia in the first round. After joining the team, he showed a smooth adjustment with 3 hit 1 runs in the middle of the 6th inning in the open game against Chunichi on March 18th, and 3 hit 1 runs in the 5th inning in the farm regular season against Hiroshima on the 26th. Can you catch the first win of the team riding the wave on a winning streak?