◆ Pacific League: Softbank Hawks vs. Rakuten Eagles (16th, Kitakyushu Municipal Stadium)

Softbank Hawks 's Ryosuke Otsu pitched a strong game, holding pitcher runs for seven innings.

The first time was the start of a three-way retirement. No. 1 Kogo and No. 3 Tatsumi took a swing struck out. On this day, let's turn the opponent's batting line with a variety of breaking ball such as one-seam, change-up, and curve. He didn't even step on second base until the 7th inning, and struck out recorded 11 each time. He defended 5 points of support and showed good pitching, marking his first double-digit strike out.

With the right to secure his second win still in his grasp, he handed the baton to his second pitcher, Hikaru Kimura in the eighth inning.