◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles vs. Softbank Hawks (August 2nd, Rakuten Eagles Mobile)

Rakuten Eagles On the second day, the team made a major reshuffle in an effort to halt a five-game losing streak. In addition to José Ureña pitcher (34), who started that day, Daichi Shibata pitcher (28) and YG Yasuda catcher (26) were promoted and Ryu Kutani pitcher (26), Tsuyoshi Ishihara catcher (27) and Yoshiaki Watanabe infielder (29) were demoted.

Ureña has a career record of 44 wins, 78 losses, and 6 saves in 251 major league games, ERA of 4.75. He is a promising new addition to the team, having recorded 14 wins in 2017 while with the Marlins. YG Yasuda is a power hitter prospect who changed his registered name this season, with YG coming from "Yuma Godzilla." "I've been plagued by injuries, so I wanted to change something, and I decided to go ahead and change it," he said. Will this man be able to become the catalyst for the team?

On the other hand, among the three players who were sent down to the minor leagues, sixth-round draft pick Kutani pitched in three of the first five games of the season, with ERA of 2.25.