Pacific League Rakuten 7x-6 Seibu (3rd, Rakuten Mobile)
Rakuten overturned a two-run deficit in the ninth inning with a walk-off win, securing their fourth place finish this season. Seiya Ouchi, a right-handed pitcher in his second year since graduating from high school and a native of Miyagi Prefecture's Nippon Wellness Miyagi, made his second professional start. He threw 96 pitches over five innings, allowing four hit two runs.
In the 9th inning, with 2 Walk and hit outs and no outs bases loaded, the tying run scored on a double to left by No. 4 DH Luke Voit infielder. Then, with one out and runners on second and third, No. 6 DH Rui Muneyama infielder hit a double to right to walk-off win the game.
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