◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles: Rakuten vs. Nippon-Ham (5th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile)
Nippon-Ham 's infielder Rodolfo Castro hit a home run to give his team the lead.
In the fourth inning, with the score still 0-0, he stepped up to the plate as the leadoff batter and connected with a 147 km/h two-seam fastball from Rakuten Eagles starting pitcher, two seam fastball.
He hit a go-ahead solo home run, his fifth of the season, into the left-field stands. Regarding the perfect hit he made the moment he left the bat, he commented, "I was able to handle breaking ball well. I still have a long way to go."
![[Photo] Kasumi Mori's "cutesy" fox dance!](https://hochi.news/images/2025/07/05/20250705-OHT1I51269-L.jpg)
![[Scoreboard] Rakuten Eagles vs. Nippon-Ham](/asset/img/news/source/logo_hochi.png){kind=logo}
![[Nippon-Ham] Even the strong winds couldn't help them. Manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo: "If we start saying that, there's no end to it (laughs). If it were the usual wind, it would have gone in."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/04/20260504-OHT1I51481-L.jpg)
![[Nippon-Ham] Starting pitcher Ren Fukushima gives up two solo home runs in the 8th inning, resulting in a come-from-behind loss. Manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo: "I wanted him to be able to hold them off there closer show his growth."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/04/20260504-OHT1I51469-L.jpg)
![[Nippon-Ham] Lost after a comeback, ending their winning streak and dropping them to 5th place with a deficit of 3 games. Despite a good pitching performance Ren Fukushima gave up two home runs in the 8th inning and ran out of steam.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/04/20260504-OHT1I51434-L.jpg)
