◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles Softbank Hawks (August 1st, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Rakuten Eagles outfielder Daisuke Nakashima had a great performance, going 3-At Bat hit 4 at the plate.

Starting as the starting line-up hitter and left fielder, he got on base with an infield hit to shortstop in the first inning. In the third inning with two outs, he hit a single to right hit, and as the leadoff batter in the ninth inning, he hit a single to left field. While the team was held to just four hit, he recorded three hit. It was a disappointing shutout game loss, but he made his presence felt. "There was a break due to the All-Star break, so I had time to prepare. I felt like I had prepared really hard for today's game, so I'm glad that it paid off like this," he reflected.

He had a somewhat rough start to the season, but he posted a batting average of .313 in July. The leadoff hitter, who has been improving his form, got off to a good start in the first game of August.