The 12th game between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Fukuoka Softbank will be held on May 17 at 1:00 p.m. at Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi.

Results】Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (5th) vs. Fukuoka Softbank (4th) 6-5

Preliminary Round
Northeast Rakuten Eagles: Masaru Fujii pitcher 2 games 0-0, ERA 3.00
Fukuoka Softbank Northeast Yugo Maeda pitcher 2 games, 1-0, ERA 1.80

Northeast Rakuten Eagles 's starters and Masaru Fujii pitcher Seibu Lions reliever mound hit Walk strike out runs He was a 3-0 loss in his first relief appearance in three years. Still, last season, he posted a 3-1 record and a ERA 1.52 ERA in five starts against Fukuoka Softbank. They hope to take advantage of their good chemistry and lead their team to a fourth straight win.

Against Fukuoka Softbank Yugo Maeda pitcher is scheduled to start. In his last outing (against Chiba Lotte Marines on May 10), he gave up 5 hits in 5 innings hit 3 for 4 Hit by Pitch 5 strike out 2 runs and got his first win win of the season and his first win win on his home field pitch. In their last game against Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (May 3), they pitched well in the 5th inning with 4 hit innings and no losses runs. They will try to make a game out of this game and contribute to stopping the losing streak.

Text by Aoi Nemoto