◆ Pacific League Softbank Hawks 7-6 Nippon-Ham (24th, Mizuho PayPay Stadium)

Softbank Hawks extended their winning streak against Nippon-Ham to eight games, achieving their first three-game sweep against Nippon-Ham since the opening three-game series. outfielder Ukyo Shuto had a strong performance with 2 hits in 4 At Bat hit 3 RBI.

In the first inning, starting pitcher Maeda Yu gave up bases loaded slam, allowing four runs to score first. In the second inning, the offense created a bases-loaded opportunity with two bases loaded against Nippon-Ham 's Kitayama, scoring one run Walk sweep triple to tie the game. The speedster also stole second base after getting on base with Walk in the fourth inning, using his speed to bring rhythm to the offense.

In the 8th inning, with the score tied at 6-6, Yanagida decided the game. With one out and runners on first and third, he hit sacrifice fly to left field for the winning run. In the three-game series, they dominated Nippon-Ham pitcher staff with a total of 39 hit and 28 runs.

With Uwasawa in poor condition, more pitcher who made the opening day rotation, such as Xu and Ozeki, are spending time in the minor leagues. For this series, they fielded young left-handed pitchers: 25-year-old Jun Maeda, Haru Matsumoto, and 20-year-old Maeda Yu. Immediately after losing both games against Orix Buffaloes on the 20th (Kyocera Dome Osaka), manager Kokubo gathered fielder for a meeting. It is said that he called on them to cover for any runs given up by fielder, given that they are using a lot of young pitcher. These three consecutive wins seem to be a response to the manager's message.

Shuto said, "Right now we have a lot of young players as starter, so if they think that even if they give up runs, someone will make up for it, I think they'll be able to pitch better and play more freely," showing his sense of responsibility as a key player. "All fielder want to help out as much as fielder. We want to have more games like this," he added, indicating that the team will work together to rack up wins.