◆ Two pitches that were key to his excellent pitching performance: "right-handed hitter were aware of them," "They have a drop and are sharp..."

Softbank Hawks 's Naoyuki Uwasawa started on the mound against Nippon-Ham on the 4th. He pitched 7 innings, throwing 95 pitches, allowing 5 hit strike out 4, walking 1, and giving runs Walk earning his 6th win of the season.

Uezawa won the ace showdown against Nippon-Ham and Hiromi Ito. Yosuke Hiraishi, commentator for Fuji TV ONE's 'Pro baseball News 2026' aired on the 4th, reflected, "Today, his control was really good at every pitch type," and added, "His two seam fastball on the inside pitch where he threw to key spots in the right-handed hitter was really good. (Because I got him to hit grounders with this) the breaking ball worked, and right-handed hitter was conscious," he evaluated. He further praised, "The other pitch is the curve. It has a drop and sharpness, and this curve was really great," and while runner runs, he closer the pitch with no and summed it up as, "He never misjudged the height; the key points were truly perfect."

Regarding the 1-0 score, which was a stark contrast between the two teams, he said, "It's a big deal. Nippon-Ham really wanted to win at all costs," and added, "We'll see what happens from tomorrow onwards," showing his keen interest.

☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE "Professional baseball News 2026"