Pacific League: Lotte vs Seibu Lions (6th, ZOZO)

Seibu Lions starting pitcher Natsuki Takeuchi left the mound after 4 innings with 4 strike outs, 3 hits, 1 Walk, and no runs. He was substituted after finishing the 4th inning, having reached the required innings pitched, which was 4 innings remaining as of before the game.

In the first inning, although Terachi reached base with a hit to center field with two outs, the start saw Yamamoto Dai struck out swinging on a 148 km/h fastball. The second inning was three up, three down. In the third inning, despite having runners on first and third with two outs, no runs were allowed.

In the fourth inning, he gave up a Walk with one out, but ultimately retired Sato on a ground ball to shortstop with a 147 km/h fastball.

From the fifth inning, pitcher Taishi Mameda came on as the second reliever.