◇Rakuten Eagles vs Fukuoka Softbank Game 25 (5th, Rakuten Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Rakuten Eagles' Daisuke Nakashima prevented a run with a great throw.

In the top of the 2nd inning with Rakuten Eagles leading by 1 run, they faced a game-tying threat with no outs and a runner on 2nd after a doble by the lead-off batter Tatsuru Yanagimachi. Starting pitcher Kenta Maeda retired the following batters to get two outs, but allowed a hit over the second baseman's head to the next batter, Takashi Umino. However, right fielder Nakashima charged hard and immediately made a strike throw to home plate. catcher Hikaru Ota quickly tagged the runner, preventing the run.

The team added another run in the bottom of the 2nd immediately following this, thanks to a sacrifice fly by Rui Muneyama.