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

Rakuten Eagles Shoma Fujihira pitcher (27) pitched the 9th inning with a two-run lead against on July 2. It was his first since July 10 last year against (Verna D), and his consecutive gameless streak across the season was stopped at 30. Softbank Hawks runs Seibu Lions runs

A series of hits and Walk put the bases bases loaded with no outs. He then faced off against Kondo in a "Samurai Japan" showdown, giving up sacrifice fly to right field. However, with one out and runners on first and second, closer Yanagimachi and Yanagida for his first save. The team snapped a four-game losing streak and secured their first home win of the season.

The right-handed pitcher, who was also selected for the WBC Japan national team, recorded 29 consecutive runs appearances last season, starting with a game against Softbank Hawks on July 11 (Rakuten Eagles Mobile). In his final appearance on October 5 against Orix Buffaloes (Rakuten Eagles Mobile), pitch one hit inning without allowing runs, breaking the team record of 28 consecutive runs appearances set by Sora Suzuki in 2014.

In his first appearance of the season on March 29 against Orix Buffaloes (at Kyocera Dome), he pitched one inning, allowing only one hit and no runs. This extended his consecutive runs appearances streak to a remarkable 30 games.