◆ Pacific League Softbank Hawks 1-2 Seibu Lions (August 8, Mizuho PayPay Dome)

Softbank Hawks lost, resulting in their first-ever series defeat.

Hsu Jo-Hsi, who was aiming for two wins in his first two starts, gave up a solo home run to Seibu Lions 's first-round draft pick, Taiga Kojima, with two runs in the first inning. It was his first home run since coming to Japan, but he showed stable pitch after that. He disrupted hitter' timing with change-up and pitched seven innings with minimal runs.

However, the strong batting lineup was silenced. Seibu Lions The team lost 11 struck out in each inning to the starter, Mitsunari Takahashi, and were 2 hit to closer no runs in the eighth inning.

In the eighth inning, reliever Hernandez gave up a home run to Watanabe, allowing another run. In the ninth inning, Kurihara hit an RBI single to score one run, but the comeback ended there. This was their second consecutive loss of the season.