[NPB Today's Highlights] Hosono, who threw a no-hitter in his first start of the season, will make his second start! If shutout game in the game following his no-hitter, it will be the first time since the two-league system was established | Pacific League

[NPB Today's Highlights] Hosono, who threw a no-hitter in his first start of the season, will make his second start! If shutout game in the game following his no-hitter, it will be the first time since the two-league system was established.

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April 7, 2026 12:00

☆ Rakuten Eagles vs. Nippon-Ham (18:00, Rakuten Eagles Mobile) Rakuten Eagles: Kenta Maeda, Nippon-Ham: Hosono

Nippon-Ham 's Hosono will make his second start of the season. On March 31st, he achieved the 103rd no hitter in professional baseball against Lotte (at Escon Stadium). If he achieves shutout game win against Rakuten Eagles, he will become the fifth pitcher to achieve shutout game win in the game following no hitter, following Eiji Sawamura (The Giants) and Victor Starffin (The Giants) in 1937, Tadashi Kameda (The Eagles) in 1940, and Shigezo Sanada (Taiyo) in 1948, and the first since the establishment of the two-league system.

Incidentally, complete game win would be the first in 22 years since Kei Igawa (Hanshin Tigers) in 2004. A win would be the first in 2 years since Shohei Togo (The Giants) in 2024. We'll see what kind of pitch Hosono will deliver.

(Other matches)

☆Hiroshima vs. The Giants (18:00, Mazda Stadium) Hiroshima: Morishita, The Giants: Whitley

☆DeNA vs. Chunichi (18:00, Yokohama) DeNA = Fukazawa, Chunichi = Kanemaru

☆ Hanshin Tigers vs. Yakult (18:00, Koshien) Hanshin Tigers: Saiki, Yakult: Ogawa

☆ Orix Buffaloes vs. Lotte (18:00, Kyocera Dome Osaka) Orix Buffaloes: Takashima, Lotte: Kimura

☆ Softbank Hawks vs. Seibu Lions (14:00, Mizuho PayPay Dome) Softbank Hawks: Ozeki, Seibu Lions: Sumida

※ Match card (start time, stadium) and starting pitcher order