Pacific League: Lotte 0-3 Seibu Lions (6th, ZOZO)

On the 6th, the Seibu Lions won their final regular season game against Lotte (ZOZO). In Manager Fumiya Nishiguchi's second year, the team finished in second place with 79 wins, 60 losses, and 4 draws.

In the first inning, the lineup took the lead with one out when outfielder Shinya Hasegawa hit his 13th solo home run of the season, setting a new record for the most home runs by a player drafted through the developmental draft. In the second inning, with a runner on second and no outs, runner Watanabe returned home to score an additional run during Tonosaki's ground ball to the catcher.

Starting pitcher Natsuki Takeuchi left the mound after four innings pitched, recording four strike outs and three hits with zero runs. Although he did not earn a win, he reached the regulation innings pitched for the second time in two years.

Starting from the 10th, they will compete in the Climax Series (CS), their first appearance since 2022.