Pacific League Rakuten 10-3 Softbank (26th, Hirosaki)
Softbank suffered their first four-game losing streak in about four months since losing five games in a row from April 26th to May 1st. This was their second double-digit runs of the season. Their only losing record against the Pacific Rakuten team is Pacific League with an 8-10 record, and a 3-6 record against them as visitors.
With the score at 1-1 in the 5th inning, Ozeki, the starter, collapsed at once after a blunder by his teammates. Imamiya blundered a wild pitch by Gonzalez, who led off the inning. From there, he allowed the winning run to score on Nakajima's squeeze. After a blunder by Nakajima, the bases were still loaded with one out and three on base. After Murabayashi's Walk, Voit was hit by a bases loaded pitch to left-center field. He left the mound after this inning. runs The left-hander had won nine straight games since May 17. It was his first black star in 13 games since May 10.
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