◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles 3-2 Nippon-Ham (May 5th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile is the strongest)

Rakuten Eagles came from behind to win, extending their winning streak to three games.

They turned the game around with a home run offensive. Trailing by two runs in the fifth inning, Taira hit a solo home run for the second consecutive game to start the comeback. Trailing by one run in the seventh inning, with no outs and a runner on first, Asamura hit a two-run homer to right field. His fourth home run of the season gave them the lead.

Shoji, who started the game, took two solos but persevered pitch. 7 inning and threw 123 pitches in 5 hit 2 runs to earn his fourth win, tied for the league lead.

The performance of the team's linchpin also shone. In the 8th inning, immediately after taking a one-run lead, the third pitcher, Kajiya, walked the leadoff hitter, allowing him to get on Walk, but catcher Ota made a quick throw to prevent the runner from stealing second base. Ota had also prevented stolen base in the 3rd inning. Manager Hajime Miki praised him, saying, "The leadoff batter walk, and like the other first half of the game (preventing stolen base base in the 3rd inning), Ota's stolen base prevention made a huge difference, whether the runner was safe or out, and I think that's one of Ota's best qualities. I think it's a strength of our team. Ota's throw to second baseman was just fantastic."

They fought tenaciously and secured their third consecutive victory. The manager looked up and said, "Each and every one of these is adding up. Fujihira closed it out in the end, but I think it also led to Asamura's home run. I think there will be many different ways to play in the future, but we will do our best in each and every game so that we can have more games like this."