◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles 0-2 Orix Buffaloes (12th, Hirosaki)

Rakuten Eagles lost to Orix Buffaloes suffering their second five-game losing streak of the season. Their deficit has now ballooned to six games.

Rakuten Eagles Kosei Shoji pitcher, who started with his fifth win on the line for the season, was pulled after 3 hit 2 runs in the 6th inning. He threw a fastball topping out at 153 km/h, mixed with curveballs, splitter, and cutter, making it perfect through three innings. However, in the 4th inning, he allowed a hit to left-field by Watanabe, leading off the line, and with one out and a runner on first, Nishikawa caught a 146 km/h fastball and hit a timely doble. He also gave up a timely single to right by Ota, giving up two runs in this inning.

The batting lineup managed to get runner into scoring position, but the subsequent batters were shut down, and they were unable to score.