◆パ・リーグ　ソフトバンク５―０楽天（２日・みずほペイペイドーム）

Rakuten Eagles lost to Softbank Hawks, suffering their sixth consecutive defeat.

They were overwhelmed by the offensive onslaught. In the third inning, with both teams scoreless, starting pitcher Urena allowed two hit and Walk, putting him in a two-out, bases loaded-loaded situation. He then gave up bases loaded slam to Kurihara, putting them four runs behind. In the fourth inning, he gave up another solo home run to Yamakawa, further extending the lead.

The batting lineup produced an opportunity in the first inning with two outs and runners on first and second. Murabayashi hit a hit to left, and Kurokawa, who was on second runner, tried to return a run home, but Sasagawa's good throw got him out. After that, the Softbank Hawks were unable to get a handle on Otsu's pitch first inning, and the score remained scoreless.