Lotte's Genki Ishigaki pitched in a game against Softbank Hawks 's minor league team on the 28th, closer runs for one inning.

Ishigaki took the mound in the 7th inning with a 1-0 lead, but was carried to left field by leadoff Keita Yamamoto, and during the at-bat of Takahashi Takahashi, pinch runner Kuwabara gave up a stolen base at second base. He finished Takahashi with a struck out swing and miss, and Ryuta Hirose also struck out swing to the next level. He retired Osuna with a solo strike, and on this day pitched one inning with one allowed hit, two strike out, and no runs.

After his appearance on the mound, Ishigaki reflected, "I had a good feel for fastball and splitter from bullpen, and I was able to control them to a certain extent, so I was able to pitch with confidence. I did allow runner leadoff hitter to get on base, but I was able to stay calm and pitch well, and I'm glad I was able to closer them runs."