◆ Pacific League Softbank Hawks 2-0 Seibu Lions (9th, Mizuho PayPay Dome)

Softbank Hawks maintained their lead with a shutout game shutout by three pitcher.

Starter Otsu made full use of a variety of breaking ball such as change-up, curve, and one-seam to seal the Seibu Lions batting line. From the 4th inning, 4 inning 3 in a row. He showed a perfect pitch closer 90 pitches and 1 hit runs in seven innings.

The batting lineup was closer to just two hit by Seibu Lions 's starting pitcher Sugai, but in the seventh inning, with two outs and a runner on first base, Kondo broke the deadlock with a two-run homer after reliever Ramirez took the mound. Matsumoto Yu closed out the eighth inning with a two-run lead, and Sugiyama closed out the ninth inning without allowing any runs.

Otsu secured their first win of the season, extending their winning streak to five games, which began on August 27th of last season against Rakuten Eagles (in Akita). The team's losing streak also ended at two games, and they avoided their first three-game sweep against the same opponent this season.