◆ Pacific League Softbank Hawks 11-7 Nippon-Ham (12th, ES CON FIELD)

Nippon-Ham 's pitcher staff struggled, resulting in five consecutive losses to Softbank Hawks to start the season. This is only the second time since 2002 that they have had such a difficult start to the season since the two-league system was established.

Starter Arihara went 2 Walk in 3 hit, including 2 infield hit in the first inning, and 3 runs with an error. In the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th innings, he got through with no runs, but in the 5th inning when the batting line reversed and took a 2-run lead, he lost 1 run with 3 consecutive hits from no outs and was still on 1st and 3rd base, and Umino followed with a squeeze and tied the score.

Furthermore, during this squeeze to third base, third base was hit by an empty plow, and first baseman runner Shuto was trapped at third base. The following river is sacrifice fly in the middle. One run was taken away, and Arihara went down mound in the 5th inning with 9 hit 6 runs (5 earned).

In the 7th inning, the third pitcher, Furubayashi, gave up a two-run homer to Shuto. In the 8th inning, the fifth pitcher, Yamazaki, gave up four consecutive hits and allowed three runs, significantly widening the opponent's lead.

The batting lineup got one run back in the first inning with four straight hits from Sachi Kiyomiya, and in the 3rd inning, Mannami singled to left with one out and runners at first and second. In the 3rd inning, Mannami hit a double to left with one out and two on, and Nomura tied the score with a single to right doble. Mizuno hit a double to left sacrifice fly and Narama hit a single to center, scoring four runs and taking the lead for a time. However, the batting lineup was unable to connect from the fourth inning onward, and Nomura's two-run double in the ninth inning put the Cubs back on top, but they were able to get away with it and their winning percentage returned to 50%.