◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles 3-0 Orix Buffaloes (14th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile is the strongest)

Rakuten Eagles Hikaru Ota catcher (29) led the team to stop the losing streak.

He started starting line-up as the sixth batter and catcher. In the third inning, with a one-run lead and one out with runners on second and third base, he hit a two-run single to center field off Jerry, bringing in valuable additional runs. Ota, who has shown strong hitting in scoring situations this season, nodded and said, "I had struck out in my previous at-bat, so I was really hoping to get a hit here, and I'm glad."

As a catcher, he led starting pitcher Ureña and pitched a runs pitching game until partway through the seventh inning. He contributed to the shutout game win in 4 pitcher. "(Ureña) has the strength of two seam fastball types, and breaking ball can throw various breaking ball, so the batter seemed to struggle to squeeze the ball, so I'm glad it was good," he said happily. The key to the fan played a key role in breaking the losing streak through his offensive and defensive efforts.