◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles Softbank Hawks 16th -Rakuten Eagles Mobile is the strongest team)

Rakuten Eagles 's pitcher, Tatsuki Koja, aiming for his first win of the season, started against Softbank Hawks and gave up 7 hit 2 runs in 6 innings.

In the second inning, with the score still 0-0, the team faced a bases-bases loaded situation with one out, and gave up the first run when Shoji hit sacrifice fly to center field. In the third inning, they allowed a timely single to right field to Yanagida, giving up a second run.

From the 4th inning, he showed persistence and no pitching runs. He threw 105 pitches over 6 inning, leaving the mound after 7 hit 2 runs and 6 strike out. In the fifth inning, his team took the lead, and with the right to winning pitcher, he had to leave mound. Kosha said, "I was able to pitch up to six innings, so I think I was able to fulfill my minimum role as a starter. However, the area where I gave up the first run is still something I need to lack. Since we came from behind, I'll support them until the end so they can win."