The 10th game between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Fukuoka Softbank will be held at Rakuten Eagles Mobile's Saikyo Park Miyagi on May 15th at 13:00.

[Head-to-head record] Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (5th place) vs. Fukuoka Softbank (3rd place): 4 wins, 5 losses

[Announced Starting Pitcher]
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: Takahisa Hayakawa pitcher 4 games, 2 wins, 0 losses, ERA 0.93
Fukuoka Softbank: Naoyuki Uwasawa pitcher 7 games, 3 wins, 1 loss, 2.72 ERA
　
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 's starting pitcher, Takahisa Hayakawa, earned a win in their previous encounter (May 3rd) with 7 innings pitched, 120 pitches, 3 hit, 3 Walk 9 strike out no runs allowed. The team snapped a five-game losing streak in their last game (May 14th against Orix Buffaloes). They are looking to build momentum towards their first series win in three series. One player to watch in the batting lineup is Hikaru Ota. In the last game, he hit a crucial two-run RBI single. He also showed great performance both offensively and defensively, including preventing stolen base in the first inning as catcher. We can expect great things from him in this game as well.

Facing them is Fukuoka Softbank 's starting pitcher Naoyuki Uwasawa. In their previous encounter (May 1st), he pitched 7 innings, throwing 118 pitches, allowing 5 hit, 3 Walk strike out 7, and giving up 1 runs (0 earned runs) to earn his 3rd win. He has won 3 consecutive games against Tohoku Rakuten Eagles since their encounter on August 1st last year, recording a quality start in each of those appearances. Can he pitch well again in this game and bring a victory to his team?

Text by Kanako Fukushima