◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles 2-12 Nippon-Ham (June 6th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile)

Nippon-Ham won a big game against Rakuten Eagles, ending their two-game losing streak.

Starting pitcher Ito gave up a go-ahead home run to Taira in the third inning, but after that he managed to get out of jams despite allowing runner on base, finishing with 7 innings pitched, 4 hit 1 runs. He earned his third win of the season.

In the 35th game of the season, Gunji, who was not in the cleanup spot for the first time in starting line-up, batted second, while Reyes took the cleanup spot for the first time this season.

In the fifth inning, they tied the game on a double play play hit by Manami, and in the sixth inning, with two outs and runners on first and second, Reyes hit a game-winning RBI single to left field. Fifth batter Nomura followed with another RBI hit, effectively supporting starting pitcher Ito. In the eighth inning, substitute player Hosokawa hit a three-run homer to right field, and the team collected five hits, both long and short, to score seven runs in one inning. They sealed the victory and added two more runs in the ninth inning for a big win.