◆ Pacific League Softbank Hawks 10-0 Nippon-Ham (22nd, Mizuho PayPay Stadium)

Nippon-Ham lost to Softbank Hawks, suffering the humiliation of six consecutive losses to the reigning champions to start the season. Manager Shinjo, in his fifth year at the helm, entered the game with a record of 299 wins, 299 losses, and 15 ties. He failed to become the seventh manager in the team's history to reach 300 wins, and instead ended up with 300 losses. win would have put them in a winning position for the first time since April 14th, but they have once again fallen back into a losing position.

Starter Tatsu gave up the lead in the first inning with a doble to center field by second batter Shuto and a single to right field by third batter Kondo. In the second inning, Megumi Yamamoto hit a left-field doble and Makihara Dai sacrifice fly to center field, giving up the second run. With one out in the seventh inning, Yu Yamamoto gave up his first home run for the transfer and gave up his third run. After practice on the 21st, he said, "I don't think it's good to be too conscious, so it inevitably leads to a negative image, so it's not good to overthink it," but last season's champion attacked him. He suffered his fifth loss with a 6-hit 5 runs in the seventh inning. In the 7th inning, the second pitcher Saito and third pitcher Kikuchi were also engulfed, hitter 13 players launched a fierce attack, causing the 8-runs and pitcher formations to collapse.

The batting lineup was shut down by Softbank Hawks starter Jun Maeda for 5 2 hit innings and scored no runs. Edopolo, the second draft pick who was promoted to the pro ranks for the first time that day, started at 7th and center field, but fell to two struck out batters in a row. He was unable to attack the Softbank Hawks pitcher lineup after that.