◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles 3-0 Nippon-Ham (July 7th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile)

Nippon-Ham struggled in Sendai's cold and strong winds, managing only five scattered hit and suffering their first shutout game loss of the season. Their winning streak ended at four, and their winning percentage dropped back to .500. Manager Shinjo chuckled, "You can't baseball like this (laughs). This cold and wind must be tough pitcher. (And defense?) It's really difficult."

His streak of consecutive games Home Run since the start of the season also came to an end at nine. However, he simply said, "I'm not interested in that at all." But he did explain the effect of the cold on his batting: "I can't move the way I want to, so I can't move properly, and if I try to make contact with the ball before the contact point, I end up jammed, and there are all sorts of things that happen when you're playing. I'm sure the heat is unbearable too, but I disliked the cold more."

He also commented on Rakuten Eagles 's starting pitcher Maeda's departure from the game, saying, "Maeda-kun had a good run, and this is his second time this year. In that kind of cold, he could easily injure his leg suddenly." With temperatures forecast to drop even further on the 8th, he said, "It looks like it's going to be even colder tomorrow. Let's put 40 hand warmers on ourselves (laughs) and go through the game."