◆ Pacific League Softbank Hawks 6-0 Rakuten Eagles (16th, Kitakyushu Municipal Stadium)

Softbank Hawks prevented their first three-game sweep against the same opponent this season.

The starter Ryosuke Otsu pitcher got off to a good start, striking out 2 struck out in the first inning. Yuki Yanagita outfielder In the second inning, Nomura hit a timely doble single to left field with one out and two on, and Yamakawa hit a solo shot No. 5 with one out in the third inning.

Even after receiving run support, Otsu continued to pitch well, mixing his fastball with off-speed pitches such as change-up and breaking ball, not allowing a single runner to reach second base through seven innings. The 11 struck out he recorded were his first double-digit strike out.

In the 7th inning, with two outs and a runner on third, Yanagita hit a timely single to left field. Hikaru Kimura in the 8th inning, and Kamichatani closed out the 9th, completing the shutout game relay. Yanagita and Yamakawa also hit back-to-back home runs for the first time this season.