"YS Yoshida Sangyo 100th Anniversary Night Game Rakuten Eagles vs. Fukuoka Softbank" was held on July 5th at Haruka Yume Stadium (Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture).

The official game of the 1st professional baseball team held in Hirosaki for the first time in 3 years. It was the 2nd place Rakuten's top offensive and defensive battle, following the Pacific League's top Softbank with a game difference of 2.5. Rakuten's starting pitcher is Takahiro Norimoto, who has the most 6 wins in the team, and Softbank's starting pitcher is Tomohisa Ohzeki.

As for the weather on this day, heavy rain fell in the Tsugaru region centering on Hirosaki after 14:00, and Hirosaki City called for evacuation orders to some areas because the risk of sediment disasters was increasing. Before the game, the rain stopped and the weather recovered to the point where you could see the setting sun on Mt. Iwaki.

In the early stages of the game, pitcher Norimoto was caught by the Softbank Hawks and dropped 6 times with 6 runs. When the Rakuten batting line was over, it was only 2 hits, the smallest this season, and Rakuten was eliminated with 2 to 6. In addition to losing four league games in a row, Rakuten's performance at the Haruka Yume Stadium since 2017 (Heisei 29) was 1 win and 3 losses.

At the attraction, Mr. Orin, the former leader of Hirosaki's "RINGOMUSUME", attended the opening ceremony for the first time, and the vocal unit "Riceball" of the apple girl's office "Ringo Music" is in charge of singing the national anthem. .. At the end of the 5th inning, there was a microphone performance by HOZUMI, a member of Rakuten's official cheerleader "Tohoku Golden Angels" and from Aomori prefecture.

According to the team announcement, the number of spectators was 10,191. A man in his thirties who said he watched a game with his company colleagues said, "I had been watching a baseball game for a long time, but I felt the enthusiasm and excitement of before Corona." A woman in her thirties said, "I wasn't worried if the game would be canceled due to rain, but I'm glad to see professional baseball safely in my hometown Hirosaki. Rakuten lost, but it will be held next year as well. I want to expect it. "

Rakuten coach Kazuhisa Ishii said, "I had many people from Aomori watch the game, but I couldn't show the good points."