On the ancient outfield scoreboard of Miyagi Stadium, the score currently stands at 2-0, with the home team Rakuten Golden Eagles leading the visiting SoftBank Hawks. The bottom of the second inning has just ended.
In the two innings completed, despite the SoftBank lineup twice facing situations with runners in scoring position, Tanaka Masahiro, the ace pitcher, successfully neutralized these threats one by one, leaving runners stranded;
But SoftBank wasn't as fortunate: in the situation with one out and bases empty, shortstop Imamiya Kenta and first baseman Lahai'er consecutively committed wild throws and errors, unnecessarily gifting Rakuten a two-run advantage.
Now the game enters the top of the third inning, with SoftBank Team's offense led by Lin Guanglai, who is stepping up for the first at-bat once again today.
