◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles 3-2 Nippon-Ham (May 5th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile)
Nippon-Ham suffered their second consecutive come-from-behind loss, bringing their deficit to a record-tying four games.
Against Rakuten Eagles 's starting pitcher Shoji, Castro took the lead in the fourth inning with a solo home run to left field, his fifth of the season. In the fifth inning, Kiyomiya Yuki hit his seventh solo home run to right field, extending the lead.
Starting pitcher Hosono had been pitching well, allowing only one hit through four innings, but in the fifth inning he gave up a solo home run to Taira, his third of the season and his second in as many games, narrowing the lead to one run. In the seventh inning, with no outs and a runner on first, he gave up a go-ahead two-run homer to Asamura, his fourth of the season and the team's lead.
I complete game tried to runs in 3 in the 8th inning, but I cried two shots.
![[Video] Hosono is overwhelmed by a barrage of attacks, while Ryuya Taira scores in two consecutive games.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/05/20260505-OHT1I51254-L.jpg)
![[Scoreboard] Rakuten Eagles vs. Nippon-Ham](/asset/img/news/source/logo_hochi.png){kind=logo}
![[Nippon-Ham] Kotaro Kiyomiya hits his first home run in three games, his 7th solo homer, saying, "I hit it not to be outdone by Katchan."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/05/20260505-OHT1I51252-L.jpg)
![[Nippon-Ham] Castro hits his 5th solo home run to take the lead. On a great hit off Shoji's excellent pitching, he said, "I was able to handle breaking ball well."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/05/20260505-OHT1I51229-L.jpg)
![[Nippon-Ham] Castro hits his 5th solo home run to take the lead. On a great hit off Shoji's excellent pitching, he said, "I was able to handle breaking ball well."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/05/20260505-OHT1I51228-L.jpg)
