☆ Seibu Lions vs. Softbank Hawks (14:00, Belluna Dome) Seibu Lions = Watanabe, Softbank Hawks = Haru Matsumoto

Softbank Hawks lost the first game of their three-game series against Seibu Lions 2-10, putting them in a two-game losing streak. This season, they have a poor record against Seibu Lions, with 2 wins and 5 losses, but they are looking to go on the offensive soon. In the last 10 years, when games have been held on May 5th, they have a record of 8 wins and 2 draws, so they would like to change their momentum by winning on this favorable "Children's Day."

Excluding 2020, when no games were held due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the win-loss record for each team on Children's Day in the last 10 years is as follows:

Team 15161718192122232425

Hanshin Tigers XXXXXX△XXX

DeNA 〇〇〇●●〇〇●〇〇

The Giants ●〇〇〇 books 〇●●●●

Hiroshima ○●●〇 books ●〇●●〇

Chunichi ●●●●〇●●〇〇●

Yakult ●●●●●△●〇●●

Softbank Hawks xxxxxx△xxxxxx

Nippon-Ham ○●〇〇〇－●〇〇●

Orix Buffaloes ●〇●●●●●〇●〇

Rakuten Eagles ●●●●● books 〇●●〇

Seibu Lions ○●〇〇〇〇〇●●●

Lotte ●〇●●●－●△〇●

[Note] - indicates no match.

Hanshin Tigers has a record of 9 wins and 1 draw, while Softbank Hawks has a record of 8 wins and 2 draws, showing the strength of both last year's champions.

In particular, Yamakawa (Softbank Hawks) has a strong record on Children's Day. Since 2018, when he was with Seibu Lions, he has played in 6 games, At Bat 9 hit-21 with 6 RBI (3 Home Run) for a batting average of .429. Since joining Softbank Hawks in 2024, he has faced his former team, Seibu Lions on Children's Day for three consecutive years, and in the two years At Bat 3-RBI hit 1 Home Run) for a batting average of .375, showing his good compatibility with the team. At Belluna Dome (MetLife Dome when he played in 2019), including his time with Seibu, he has gone 6 At Bat-13 RBI hit 3 Home Run) for a batting average of .462 on Seibu Lions 's Day. Will this year also be a day when Softbank Hawks shows their strength and Yamakawa's bat ignites?

(Other cards)

☆ The Giants vs. Yakult (14:00, Tokyo Dome) The Giants: Akahoshi, Yakult: Yoshimura

☆DeNA vs. Hiroshima (14:00, Yokohama) DeNA = Higashi, Hiroshima = Tokoda

☆ Chunichi vs. Hanshin Tigers (14:00, Vantelin Dome) Chunichi: Kanemaru, Hanshin Tigers: Hayakawa

☆ Rakuten Eagles vs. Nippon-Ham (14:00, Rakuten Eagles Mobile) Rakuten Eagles: Shoji, Nippon-Ham: Hosono

☆ Orix Buffaloes vs. Lotte (14:00, Kyocera Dome Osaka) Orix Buffaloes: Jerry, Lotte: Jackson

* Matchups (start time, stadium)