◆パ・リーグ　ソフトバンク―楽天（３日・みずほペイペイドーム）

Rakuten Eagles pitcher Takahisa Hayakawa (27) started the game against Softbank Hawks and has been pitching well through five innings.

The team is currently on a six-game losing streak. In this difficult situation, Hayakawa was entrusted with the starting mound. He mixed sharp fastballs with slider to get hitter out. In the fifth inning, he faced a jam with one out and a runner on first base, but he remained unfazed. He got Shuto and Kondo to fly out to left field, closer runs at 0-0. Through five innings, he had pitched brilliantly, allowing only two hit and three Walk without runs.

The batting lineup, eager to support Hayakawa, has managed only four hit against Softbank Hawks 's starting pitcher Maeda Yu through five innings, failing to score.