On May 3, in the ninth round between Fukuoka Softbank and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles held in MIZUHO PayPay Dome, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles win 7-0.

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 's starter, Takahisa Hayakawa pitcher, started the first inning with two struck out. After that, even though they carried runner every time, they failed to score with crucial pitch. In the bottom of the seventh, he retired all three batters in order, and with a 3-hit 3-Walk 9-9 runs scoreless strike out the seventh, he retired from mound.

In the top of the 7th, the lineup created a good opportunity with one out, runners on first and third, and hit by Itsuki Murabayashi and pinch hitter Yoshiaki Watanabe, then took the lead with Hikaru Ota sacrifice fly. In the top of the eighth, with one out and bases loaded, Murabayashi added two more runs with a sacrifice fly and Nakajima a timely doble.

Then, in the top of the ninth, a bases-loaded Walk and a timely doble by Murabayashi made the score 7-0. The bottom of the ninth was sealed by Ren Kajiya pitcher, ending the game. Starting pitcher Takahisa Hayakawa pitcher earned his second win of the season, and in the lineup, Murabayashi recorded 3 hit 4 RBI, ending his losing streak at 6.

​Yugo Maeda pitcher, the starting pitcher of the defeated Fukuoka Softbank, showed a stable pitch from the start, throwing 64 pitches over 5 innings with 4 hit no walks Hit by Pitch 1 strike out no runs. However, reliever were runs in the final innings, and the lineup struggled with 5 hit scoreless runs.

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Raku ○ Takahisa Hayakawa-Sora Suzuki-Ren Kajiya
Yugo Maeda- Hernandez - ● Shuto Ogata-Yuki Tsumori-Fuga Otake

Written by Aoi Nemoto