The 6th game between Fukuoka Softbank vs. Tohoku Rakuten Eagles will be held at Kitakyushu Municipal Baseball Stadium on April 16th at 6:00pm.

[Matchups] Fukuoka Softbank (1st place) vs. Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (2nd place): 2 wins and 3 losses

[Preliminary Round
Fukuoka Softbank：Ryosuke Otsu pitcher 2 games 1-0, ERA 1.93
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: Sota Fujiwara pitcher 2 games 0-1, ERA 4.50

Fukuoka Softbank is Ryosuke Otsu pitcher will start. In his last appearance (on the 9th against Saitama Seibu Lions), he made his first win appearance of the season with 1 hit 2 for 4 Hit by Pitch no runs in 90 pitches in 7 innings. He faced Tohoku Rakuten Eagles on the 2nd and did not win or lose in 7 innings 9 hit 3 runs. On the batting line, Kensuke Kondo In the batting lineup, the players had 3 At Bat 2 hit 1 Walk hits in the previous game, and also recorded stolen base for the first time in two seasons since 2024.

Against Northeast Rakuten Eagles, the starter was rookie draft pick Sota Fujiwara pitcher He pitched three innings in his first start as a pro. In his first professional appearance, he pitched 4 runs (earned runs 3) innings in the 3rd inning, but in his last appearance (against Saitama Seibu Lions on the 5th), he made a game of it with a 1 runs inning in the 5th inning. He pitched well against the Hawks, and he hopes to make his first professional appearance win. The team is 0.5 behind the top-ranked Hawk. Will they win three straight games on the same card to take the top spot?