Softbank Hawks win Rakuten 4-1 in their game at Rakuten Eagles PayPay Stadium on the 1st. Softbank Hawks 's starting pitcher, Naoyuki Uwasawa, struggled in the first inning but closer Rakuten runs and continued to pitch well, throwing 118 pitches over 7 innings, allowing only 5 hit, strike out 7, Hit by Pitch 4, and giving up only 1 runs (0 earned runs), leading his team to a come-from-behind win.

On the CS Fuji TV One "Pro baseball News 2026" broadcast on the 1st, Uesawa's pitch was the topic of discussion. Tomotaka Sakaguchi, who was commentating that day, said, "After throwing 30 pitches in the first inning, I thought he would have trouble again.... The tempo picked up, and from the second inning on, I could play more and more freely in the zone, even if I was getting soft. The opposing batters were able to follow suit, and I was impressed with their performance.

Commentator Masashi Saito said, "The most important thing was that he got through the first inning. It was good that he was able closer them scoreless even though he threw more than 30 pitches there."

☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE "Professional baseball News 2026"