[Softbank Hawks] Kenta Tanigawara to starting line-up in right field, batting 8th, for the first time in 5 games. Starting Ryosuke Otsu aims for his first career 10th win. | Pacific League

[Softbank Hawks] Kenta Tanigawara returns to starting line-up lineup as the "number 8 hitter and right fielder" for the first time in 5 games. Starting pitcher Ryosuke Ryosuke Otsu aims for his first career 10 wins.

Sports Hochi

August 14, 2026 18:04

◆ Pacific League: Softbank Hawks vs. Rakuten Eagles (14th, Mizuho PayPay)

Softbank Hawks, with a 30-point magic of championships, Kenta Tanigawara catcher batting eighth and right field, will start for the first time in five games since the August 8 game against Seibu Lions (Belluna Dome). Yuki Yanagita outfielder, who had been in good form with a .450 batting average in August, moved to left field batting fifth. Starting Ryosuke Otsu pitcher is moving up to mound for his first double-digit 10th win.

Softbank Hawks 's starting line-up is as follows:

1 (1) Masaki

2 (Central) Shuto

3 (3) Kurihara

4 (Finger) Kondo

5 (left) Yanagida

6 (Catcher) Yu Yamamoto

7 (2) Makihara University

8 (Right) Tanigawara

9 (play) Shoko

Starting pitcher: Otsu