◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles 1-6 Softbank Hawks (August 1st, Rakuten Eagles Mobile)

Rakuten Eagles suffered a four-game losing streak after win in the opening game, and at the end of the game, they fell to the bottom alone. Softbank Hawks 's starter was Hsu Jo-Hsi (Xu Ruoxi), who made his first appearance in Japan with the WBC Taiwan national team, but he scored no runs in 6 innings of 3 hit in pitch, which was centered on a fastball with a maximum speed of 155 km. In the ninth inning, the opponent's wild pitch from third base with two outs managed to prevent the second shutout game loss of the season, but he was unable to make the cold Sendai hot up.

The only chance for the Taiwanese "treasure" came with one out in the 6th inning when Tatsumi, who had two hit outs in the first inning off the right fielder, gave up a grudge double play. The team's first two days in a row were a loss to the two-time defending league champions.

In terms of throwing, starter Kosa, who made his first appearance this season, lost his first loss in the middle of the 6th inning with 10 hit 5 runs. From the first inning, he persisted while carrying the runner, but in the third inning, Yanagida hit the first two runs to right field. In the 6th inning, 2nd runner Chia-Hao Sung was able to extend the lead to Kondo with a 2-run run to left field. Both shots landed in the "home run zone". Until last season, it could have been a outfield fly.

The stadium, which has been renamed Rakuten Eagles Mobile's Strongest Park this season, has had its outfield wall renovated. The distance to the foul poles in both left and right field remains unchanged, but the left-center field fence has been moved forward by 6 meters, and the right-center field fence by 4 meters. The left field fence was moved further forward to take wind direction into consideration. Last season, Rakuten Eagles had the fewest Home Run among the 12 teams with only 70. With this renovation, it is hoped that the number of Home Run into the left field seats, where many The Eagles fans wait, will increase. However, in the two games played, their own team failed to hit a home run, and instead, the opposing team took advantage of the smaller stadium.