◆Open game Rakuten Eagles vs. Lotte (21st, Kin Town)

Lotte's Hiromi Oka outfielder fired the first Home Run open game of 2026.

Trailing by two runs in the seventh inning, Oka, batting third and leading off the inning, connected with the first pitch from Rakuten Eagles 's newly substituted Konno, sending line drive to center field. However, center fielder Muto attempted a diving catch but failed catch ball, and it rolled all the way to the deepest part center fielder. The 34-year-old veteran outfielder sprinted all the way to home plate for a running home Home Run.

Boosted by Oka's first home run, Lotte outfielder Kyota Fujiwara also hit a solo home run into the right field stands in the inning, tying the game.