◆パ・リーグ　ソフトバンク４―１楽天（１日・みずほペイペイドーム）

Rakuten Eagles suffered a come-from-behind loss to Softbank Hawks. This marks their worst losing streak of the season, with five consecutive losses, dropping them to fifth place. Manager Hajime Miki struggled to find the words to say, "We scored the first run, but it's disappointing."

They had been struggling against Softbank Hawks 's starting pitcher Uwasawa, but they turned the tide in the fifth inning. Nakajima led off with hit to left field. sacrifice bunt and a wild pitch put a runner on third with one out, and they scored the first run on a fielding error at third base. They capitalized on their opponent's mistake and broke the deadlock.

However, in the sixth inning, with a one-run lead, Kosha, who had pitch runs innings until the fifth, gave up a game-tying solo home run to Kurihara, who was the leadoff batter, to left field. He then Walk Kondo, and was taken out of the game with one out and a runner on second. He was denied his first win of the season after giving up five hit, three Walk and one runs in the middle of the sixth inning. The manager said, "He did his best to keep the game close. He hasn't gotten a win this year yet, so everyone was hoping he could get one. But he got caught out at the end. I think everything he's pitched this year will really give him strength for the next game. I'm sure he's the most disappointed, but I hope he uses this as motivation and moves forward. The season is still going on, so I want him to prepare well for his next appearance."

In the tied seventh inning, Nishigaki came in as the third pitcher. With two outs and runners on first and second, Kurihara gave up a two-run doble to right field, giving the team the lead. Then, Song also gave up a timely hit to Kondo. Nishigaki has struggled, runs in 3 of his last 4 appearances. Manager Miki said about Nishigaki, "It's not just Nishigaki, but I trust him and put him on the mound. That's a matter of competition. I hope he doesn't hold on too much, switches things properly, and when he moves up to the next mound, he will work hard and work toward that," he said, without criticizing.