◆ Pacific League 4-3 Softbank Hawks (16th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Softbank Hawks suffered their first four-game losing streak of the season, putting them one game below .500. Yuta Yamamoto, who was traded from DeNA, starting line-up as the seventh batter and catcher in his second game since joining the team. He recorded multiple hit, including his first hit since the trade.

In his first hit sacrifice fly Softbank Hawks, he said, "I was relieved. It's always better to get hits (multiple hit), so I'm really glad."

catcher led Stewart, who started the game. From the very first inning, the opponent showed tenacity, and although he started with 28 pitches, he said, "He somehow managed to pitch with perseverance," and was runs pitch through the fourth inning. However, in the 5th inning with one out and a runner on second, with the score tied 2-1, he allowed Kurokawa to doble a timely to right field and was taken out. Yu Yamamoto vowed, "Even though Carter didn't know me, he kept showing great tenacity and trusting me and pitched. Next time, I want to help him win," vowing to get his revenge win against Stewart.