◆ Pacific League: Rakuten Eagles vs. Softbank Hawks (15th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Softbank Hawks pitcher Naoyuki Uwasawa left mound after giving up 4 runs (0 earned) in 3 innings.

In the second inning, with the score tied 0-0, right fielder Masaki dropped what appeared to be a fly ball to right field that had retired the leadoff batter, Watanabe, putting the team in a jam with no outs and a runner on second. Later, with one out and runners on first and third, Murabayashi hit an RBI single to center field, giving up the first run. With two outs and runners on first and second, Sato hit a three-run homer, resulting in four runs allowed. hitter allowed nine batters to come to the plate in this inning and gave up four runs. He threw 72 pitches and was knocked out after just three innings, his shortest outing of the season, with Suzuki Go taking the mound from the fourth inning.