◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham 3-6 Softbank Hawks (11th, Escon Stadium)

Softbank Hawks Hawks pitcher Naoyuki Uwasawa held his former team Nippon-Ham Fighters, to just two runs over seven innings, closer the 23rd player in history to achieve win against all 12 teams. In his post-game interview, he reflected, "Hokkaido is where I really started my professional baseball career, so I went to mound with a lot of gratitude. I never thought I would become a player who could achieve win against all 12 teams, so I'm happy to have accomplished it."

The right-hander, who moved to U.S. baseball by posting from Nippon-Ham in the offseason of 2011, joined Softbank Hawks in the offseason of 2012. In his first year with the club, he was Nippon-Ham last season, but only pitched in one game losing pitcher at Mizuho Peipay. In the season opener this year, he did not win or lose in five innings of 4 runs. It was the first time he had pitched at his former home ES CON FIELD in 946 days since September 8, 2011 against Seibu Lions.

mound Nippon-Ham The first inning saw the first run of the inning, but Yazawa hit the second fastball pitch into the right-field seats. But from the second inning onward, he fastball and a variety of breaking ball pitches over 150 kilometers put the hard-hitting Nippon-Ham batting line closer in trouble. bases loaded with a five-run lead and two outs in the seventh inning, Reyes was still facing a one-run loss. fastball, the last 116th pitch, was a soulful 152 kilometer struck out pitch thrown low to center field and missed. mound He gave a yell at the top of his lungs.

In the sixth inning, with the score tied, the offense scored five runs, including a three-run homer by Kensuke Kondo, a fellow draft pick of Nippon-Ham and Uwasawa's fifth of the season, knocking out Hiromi Ito. Softbank Hawks secured their fourth consecutive win against Nippon-Ham without a loss.