◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles Softbank Hawks (15th -Rakuten Eagles Mobile is the strongest)

Rakuten Eagles Hayakawa brought in win with a stable pitch. In the eighth inning with two outs and a runner on first leading by four runs, He threw the 108th pitch low to Kondo's inside corner and grounded out to first. Although he gave up consecutive solo homers to Yanagida and Masaki in the 7th inning, he pitched an impressive 4-hit 2 runs in the 8th. "Sometimes I couldn't get into favorable count, but it was good that I was able to throw tenaciously." He achieved five consecutive high-quality starts (HQS = 7 or more innings with 2 earned runs or fewer). This marked his third win of the season.

The reliable left-handed player is a soccer fan. On this day, the Japanese national team players for the CONCACAF World Cup were announced. He has never met goalkeeper Hayakawa (Kashima), who shares the same last name and is the same age as him and was selected for the team, but they have arranged to have dinner together through a mutual acquaintance. "I hope to hear about the World Cup and other things after the tournament," he said, looking forward to the "Hayakawa gathering." He will continue to perform at his best, drawing strength from his interactions with athletes from different sports. (Kota Miyauchi)