[Softbank Hawks] Despite giving up two runs in the first inning, they tied the game temporarily with a home run offensive from Yuki Yanagita, his first in a month, and Riku Watanabe, his first in four years | Pacific League

[Softbank Hawks] Despite giving up two runs in the first inning, they tied the game temporarily with a home run barrage Yuki Yanagita hits his first home run in a month, and Riku Watanabe hits his first in four years.

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August 15, 2026 14:55

◆ Pacific League: Softbank Hawks vs. Rakuten Eagles (15th, Mizuho PayPay Stadium)

Softbank Hawks, who had fallen behind by two runs, managed to tie the game temporarily in the third inning.

With one out and a runner on first in the first inning, starter Kamichatani gave up a two-run homer to Soyama. Even so, in the next inning, Yanagida hit his 12th solo homer to right field with two outs. With a single home run for the first time since the July 16 game against Nippon-Ham (at ESCON), Watanabe hit his first home run to right field with one out, bringing the game back to square one. Watanabe said for his first Home Run since the game against Rakuten Eagles (Hirosaki) on July 5, 2022, saying, "I'm glad I got a home run on the first-team stage after a long time.

He commented, "I will do my best to somehow turn this into a win."

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