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

Softbank Hawks pitcher Carter Stewart left mound in the middle of the fifth inning after giving up three runs.

pitch continued to allow runner runner pitch from the first inning. In the second inning, he gave up three hit and loaded the bases loaded, creating a dangerous situation, but he managed to hold the opponent runs until the fourth inning.

However, in the fifth inning, with a two-run lead, he gave up a solo home run to Murabayashi, narrowing the lead to one run. Then, with one out and a runner on second, he allowed a timely doble to Kurokawa to right field, tying the game, and was taken out of the game after 4 1/3 innings, handing mound over to the second pitcher, Kamichatani.

Stewart formed a battery with catcher Yudai Yamamoto, who joined the team in a trade on the 12th, making them a "DeNA-born battery," but with one out and runners on first and third, he gave up a timely single to left field to Asamura, allowing the opposing team to take the lead. In the end, Stewart gave up three runs and allowed the opposing team to take the lead.