◆ Pacific League Seibu Lions 10-2 Softbank Hawks (April 4th, Belluna Dome)
Softbank Hawks... Yuki Yanagita outfielder hit free shots outdoors for the first time in three days during pre-game practice.
He was hit in the right knee by Hit by Pitch during the game Rakuten Eagles on the 1st and had been training indoors until the 3rd. After the game, manager Hiroki Kokubo revealed that he had been preparing to play as a pinch hitter, indicating that he had planned to play as a pinch hitter for the first time in three games depending on how the game unfolded.
![[Video] What?! A player is doing strength training during the match!!](https://hochi.news/images/2026/04/03/20260403-OHT1I51418-L.jpg)
![[Scoreboard] Seibu Lions vs. Softbank Hawks](/asset/img/news/source/logo_hochi.png){kind=logo}
![[Softbank Hawks] Manager Hiroki Kokubo explains the reason for dropping Hotaka Yamakawa from starting line-up: "His timing isn't right with Sugai's..." "We decided to take him out yesterday."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/04/20260504-OHT1I51475-L.jpg)
![[Softbank Hawks] After the game, manager Hiroki Kokubo confirmed that Kazuki Sugiyama will be joining the first team: "He'll be joining tomorrow."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/04/20260504-OHT1I51460-L.jpg)
![[Softbank Hawks] Yuki Yanagita, suffering from a bone bruise in his right knee, resumes outdoor batting practice but starts on the bench for the third consecutive game. Hotaka Yamakawa is also out of the starting starting line-up for the first time this season.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/04/20260504-OHT1I51306-L.jpg)
