SoftBank 6, at Rakuten 1

SENDAI, Japan (Interstat) — The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks continued their dominant start to the Pacific League season, riding a masterful pitching performance from Jo-Hsi Hsu and a pair of timely home runs to a 6-1 victory over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Wednesday evening at Kleenex Stadium Miyagi. A crowd of 24,584 watched as the Hawks improved to a perfect 5-0, while the Golden Eagles fell to 1-4. The most important part of the game was Hsu’s command from the outset. The SoftBank starter set the tone, silencing the Rakuten lineup over six scoreless innings. He allowed only three… Read more...