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

Rakuten Eagles came from behind to win, ending their four-game losing streak and securing their first victory since the opening game. It was their first win in their third home game. After the game, infielder Itsuki Murabayashi (28), who was the hero with 4 hit 3 RBI, got on the "TOHOKU HERO RIDE" after standing on the victory platform and waved to the fans in outfield.

The "TOHOKU HERO RIDE," introduced this year, is a float-type vehicle with luxurious, specially designed decorations featuring festivals and local specialties from the six prefectures of Tohoku. Murabayashi, who rode it for the first time, said, "It was quite flashy. It was nice to feel closer to the fans."

In the first inning of the day, Nakajima led off the inning with his first hitter arch of the season. home run In the 7th inning, the score was tied again, but in the bottom of the inning, Murabayashi scored the final two doble runs with two outs from second and third base. He was the hero with 4 hit on the day. triple Murabayashi was a cycle hit player if he had scored a run in the first inning. Expectations were high for a ball to the right field line, but he stopped at second base. Even so, the stadium was filled with cheers.

In the ninth inning, closer Fujihira allowed sacrifice fly to Kondo with bases loaded loaded and no runs, ending his streak of consecutive scoreless games at 30, which began last season. However, he managed to escape a jam with runners on first and second with one out, earning his first save of the season.