◆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. Their deficit is now four games, the highest of the season. Rakuten Eagles manager Hajime Miki said, "The players are working hard and not giving up until the very end. It's only natural, but the players are doing their best, so I hope we can somehow stop this losing streak tomorrow."

They were swept up in a single offensive. Three innings with neither team scoring. Ulenha, who started with two hit and Walk, faced a two-out-bases loaded crisis, and then Kurihara hit a bases loaded home run. The game ended up trailing by four goals. In the fourth inning, he gave up a solo home run to Yamakawa. They were able to extend their lead. Ureña runs 5 in 5 innings. He was unable to fulfill his role as a starter. The manager said, "There were some strong balls, and it seemed like he had a good sense of instinct. The rest was just countermeasures for the opposing team, and the ball we got hit was only afterward. That's baseball, but I also asked him to prepare thoroughly for his next outing, so I'm looking forward to it."

The batting lineup struggled against Softbank Hawks 's starting pitch Otsu, failing to score any runs. They were unable to break through the subsequent pitcher either, resulting in shutout game loss. They were completely defeated, unable to show their strength in both pitching and hitting. Manager Miki lamented, "We got on a roll with two outs in the first inning, but we couldn't closer it into runs. He held us off at crucial moments."

Although the season is still in its early stages, they want to avoid continuing down this path. "Losing by shutout game is something that I, and everyone else, need to improve on. I want the players to switch gears and do their best tomorrow. Let's work hard together," he said, expressing his determination to regroup.