◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles 3-1 Nippon-Ham (April 4th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile is the strongest)

Nippon-Ham suffered a late-game comeback loss, putting them three games below .500. They have now dropped to fifth place, overtaking Rakuten Eagles. The painful defeat was also greatly affected by the wind.

Sendai experienced strong winds that day, with a storm warning issued. Rakuten Eagles Mobile usually experiences winds blowing from left to right field, but on this day, strong winds blew from right to left field. Manager Shinjo described the winds as "even the home team Rakuten Eagles players had a hard time chasing down the fly balls; it was like the wind at Koshien."

Manager Shinjo recalled the play in the fourth inning with no outs and a runner on first base, saying, "Well, that one... No, if we start talking about that, there's no end to it (laughs). If it had been the usual wind, it would have been in the box." The ball was pushed back by the strong wind and landed in the glove of right fielder Nakajima just before reaching wall.

On the other hand, the two Home Run in the eighth inning that decided the game Rakuten Eagles were both shots to left field. Hirara's tying solo shot, in particular, was a scooped fork pitch, and manager Shinjo said, "Hirara-kun's home run, he got on the wind, didn't he? I wonder if he let it ride. He hit it well.