◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham 5-3 Seibu Lions (18th, ES CON FIELD)

Seibu Lions suffered a come-from-behind loss, ending their winning streak. They also missed their chance to move up to fourth place for the first time since the 4th.

Starting pitcher Natsuki Takeuchi pitcher pitched 4 hit and no runs through five innings. However, in the sixth inning with no outs and runners on first and second, with a two-run lead, Narama's hit hit directly on his left leg and he was forced to leave the game. The relief squad that followed was pushed hard, and the team lost five runs in one go.

Takeuchi had also been injured and forced to leave the game last year on August 5th at the same Escon Stadium during a game against pitcher Nippon-Ham when he was hit in the left leg by a batted ball from Isobata, making this the second consecutive year of tragedy.

The offense managed to score first in the bottom of the 6th inning with one out and runners on second and third base when Yamamura hit a two-run single through the gap between defense playing in a forward position, but they were unable to create any further scoring opportunities after that.

However, he showed his true grit right at the very end. Takumi Kuriyama outfielder, who had announced his retirement at the end of this season and was registered on the roster for this game, came in as a pinch hitter with two outs and runners on first and second in the ninth inning and hit a single to center field, marking his 2,151st career hit hit.Kuwahara followed by drawing a bases-loaded walk Walk to cut the deficit to two runs, but Genda took a called third strike struck out, and the team was unable to pull off a miracle.