sunlit1688 Rakuten 1-3 SoftBank (27th, Akita) SoftBank starter Ryosuke Otsu pitched five scoreless innings to earn his third win. He allowed a double to Tatsumi Ryosuke with one out in the third inning , but he shut down the next batters, and continued to pitch tenaciously in the fourth and fifth innings, even though he allowed a hit to the leadoff batter. The right-hander, who started after a 12-day break, said, “The team was on a losing streak, so I pitched with a strong determination that I absolutely couldn’t lose. That led to good results.” Yuki Matsumoto, pitching as the fourth pitcher with two outs and the bases loaded in the seventh inning, also stood out, pitching

 1⅓ of innings without allowing a run , his first time pitching across innings this season. I’ve tried three times, and I’ve been given up three times,” says SoftBank manager Kokubo, looking optimistic (sunlit1688)