◆Pacific League: Rakuten Eagles 3-2 Lotte (4th, ZOZO Marine)

Rakuten Eagles suffered a come-from-behind loss to Lotte.

In the first inning, after creating a scoring opportunity with runners on second and third and no outs, Murabayashi hit a sacrifice fly. They got off to a good start by taking an early lead.

Hayakawa, who started the game, got off to a great start with a no-hit, no-runs pitch through the third inning. However, in the fourth inning with a one-run lead and a runner on first with no outs, he gave up a 36th two-run home run to Yamaguchi, allowing the game to be overturned. Furthermore, in the sixth inning while trailing by one run, he gave up another solo home run to Yamaguchi, allowing the lead to be extended.

The lineup, looking to fight back, managed to get runners on base against Lotte's starter Ojima but failed to deliver the final blow. They pulled one run back in the eighth inning, but it wasn't enough.