◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham 2-4 Lotte (August 1st, ES CON FIELD)

Lotte prevented a three-game losing streak thanks to strong performances from infielder Neftalí Soto (37) and pitcher Andre Jackson (29).

In the first game of the card on March 31, Nippon-Ham allowed no hitter to starting left-hander Hosono. On this day, Nippon-Ham starting right-hander Kitayama was starting to have a heavy and painful atmosphere with no hit until the third inning. From the 4th inning with 1 out, Nishikawa hit for the first time in the team's 15 inning. After breaking the spell and creating a good opportunity with two outs and first and second base, Soto, who became the captain from this season, took the lead in the left field seat with three runs in the second inning. In the 6th inning, Teraji's timely hit added 1 run.

In his first appearance since transferring from DeNA, Jackson allowed doble to Reyes that hit the center wall with two outs in the first inning, but retired Gunji closer a ground ball to third base to runs the score at 0-0. He allowed runners in the second and third innings but did not give up any runner, and after receiving run support, he retired three batters each in the fourth and fifth innings, delivering a strong performance of 5 innings, 1 hit and no runs allowed, to shift the momentum in his team's favor.

Having avenged their humiliation from the previous night, Lotte now has a 1-1 record in this series. Nishino will start Game 3 on the 2nd, aiming for their second consecutive series win since the start of the season.