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

Promoted for the first time this season, Softbank Hawks ・ Tomoya Masaki outfielder immediately starting line-up at "No. 6, right wing". Although he underwent surgery for osteomyelitis in his right foot and did not make it to the season opener, he made his presence felt with 2 hit 1 RBI including a No. 1 solo shot.

In the second inning, the leadoff batter, Watanabe Yoshiaki, catch a fly ball which was caught due to the wind, and from there, starting pitcher Naoyuki Uwasawa gave up four runs. Rakuten Eagles 's starting pitcher, Hayakawa, was also a strong contender, and Uwasawa reflected deeply on the error, saying, "In our meeting, we said we absolutely had to score the first run, but we ended up doing the one thing we absolutely couldn't have done." However, at bat, he hit his first home run of the season, a solo shot to left field with one out in the seventh inning, and doble down the left field line with one out in the ninth inning.

He showed his strengths at bat, saying, "I was able to do things well by not changing what I've been doing," but he was very remorseful about his errors, saying, "More than that, defense was a huge negative. I feel really sorry about that."