◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles Softbank Hawks (15th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Softbank Hawks suffered their second three-game losing streak of the season.

Starting pitcher Naoyuki Uwasawa pitcher gave up a three-run homer to Rakuten Eagles Sato in the second inning, making it a four-runs in one go. He left mound in three innings, the shortest of the season. The lineup came Yuki Yanagita outfielder in the 7th inning, and Tomoya Masaki outfielder, who was promoted for the first time this season and immediately starting line-up the game, counterattacked with back-to-back home runs. In the ninth inning, Kurihara hit his 11th solo home run to right field, but it didn't reach the level.

This season started with five consecutive wins, and by April 12th they had accumulated a six-game lead, but since then it has declined. In the 39th game, it finally dropped to zero. Manager Hiroki Kokubo emphasized the need to reset, saying, "Our winning percentage is exactly 50%. We are still figuring things out, but we need to see what kind of battles we can fight from here on out."