[Softbank Hawks] Naoyuki Uwasawa leaves the game after 5 innings, having runs runs "I especially should have prevented the third run." He fails to secure his 4th win in his first start since May 15th: "I think I had a chance to prevent it." | Pacific League

[Softbank Hawks] Naoyuki Uwasawa leaves the game after 5 innings, having runs. "I especially needed to prevent the third runs." He failed to secure his fourth win in his first start since May 15th. "I think I had a chance to prevent it."

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June 23, 2026 20:08

In the fifth inning with no outs and runners on first and third base, Naoyuki Uesawa gave up a timely single to right field to Yuma Mune Naoyuki Uwasawa adding another run to the score (Photo by Haruko Yoshimura).

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Softbank Hawks pitcher Naoyuki Uwasawa was removed from the game after giving up 3 runs in 5 innings.

Due to a problem with his right elbow, he had been adjusting in the minor leagues, and this was his first appearance on the first-team mound since the game Rakuten Eagles on May 15th (Rakuten Eagles Mobile). He got off to a good start in the first and second innings, retiring the side in order, but in the third inning, with two outs, he gave up a solo home run to Wakatsuki. In the fifth inning, with no outs and runners on first and third, he allowed an RBI single to right field to Mune, and then with one out and runners on first and third, he gave up a third run on an RBI single to center field by Nishikawa.

He threw 83 pitches over five innings, giving up four hit, two Walk, and three runs. "I regret runs I gave up in the fifth inning. I especially should have prevented the third runs, and I think I had a chance to prevent it," he reflected.

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