◆ Pacific League Seibu Lions 6-4 Softbank Hawks (21st, Belluna Dome)

Softbank Hawks Stewart, the starter, suffered his second loss in a row, his second consecutive KO, in 6 runs innings in the first. I'm really sorry to the team and the reliever people that I couldn't do my job as a starter," nodded the right-hander, who also gave up the game against Rakuten Eagles on March 14 without lasting five innings.

The lineup scored 4 runs in the second inning, but the 6-run deficit was a heavy blow, and they suffered their second consecutive loss. Manager Hiroki Kokubo said, "(Stewart) will be demoted to the second team once. We will also reshuffle the rotation. If you end up with a big inning in the first inning, it won't become a baseball," revealing that the foreign player who had been entrusted with the important card-leading role will be removed from the starting rotation and the overall lineup will be reorganized.