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

Seibu Lions 's offense remained silent, suffering their third shutout game loss of the season and missing out on a three-game sweep against the same opponent. A win would have given them their first three-game sweep against Softbank Hawks at the same stadium in five years, but they fell short.

The batting line was thrown until the 7th inning without a pleasant sound in front of the opponent's starter, Otsu, and Kuwabara, who started in the first inning as "No. 1 left fielder", hit a left-handed hit. In the 8th inning, he created a chance to counterattack with 2 outs and 1st and 3rd base, but pinch hitter Canario fell to a struck out on a swing.

The starting 5th year left-hander, Shinya Sugai pitcher, pitched well with 2 hit and no runs in 6 innings. Although he did not win since the Hanshin Tigers game (Belluna Dome) on June 12 last year, he closed the key points while giving out runner, such as hitting Yamakawa with two outs and one out on second base in the first inning, and Kurihara with two grounders and double play hits at second base in the fifth inning. However, Ramirez, who took the mound in second place from the 7th inning, was hit by Kondo's painful two runs.