◆ Pacific League Softbank Hawks 4-5 Lotte (9th, Mizuho PayPay Stadium)

Lotte won Softbank Hawks back to back games to stop their losing streak at 4. With the score tied 4-4, in the 9th inning without runner two outs, Polanco, the "No. 4 DH," hit the No. 3 final solo shot to home run terrace in left field from Softbank Hawks No. 4 pitcher Yutaka Matsumoto. The team got its first whitewash since the 3rd Seibu Lions game (ZOZO) to improve to 14-20 and decrease its debt by one to 6.

After the game, manager Saburo said, "It's really helpful when Polanco hits. I think we're starting to feel pretty good. But we still have a lot of losses, so we'll keep working hard without letting our guard down," as he tightened his resolve for Game 3 on the 10th, where they could win their first series in three series.