◆ Pacific League Seibu Lions 3-2 Lotte (19th, Maebashi)

Lotte lost the first game of the series, missing out on their first five-game winning streak in two years, since July 2012.

Including its predecessor, Lotte had a record of 12 wins and 3 losses in 15 games played in Gunma. They had a good record against Seibu in Gunma, having won both of their previous games there in 2016 and Seibu Lions, but starting pitcher Jackson ran into trouble. He threw 103 pitches over 6 innings, giving up 4 hit and 3 runs, resulting in his 5th loss of the season.

In the third inning, immediately after taking a one-run lead thanks to a timely hit by Ogawa, a native of Gunma Prefecture, he gave up a solo home run to Nishikawa to tie the game. In the fourth inning, with the score tied again, he allowed a go-ahead two-run homer to Hasegawa. runs were all due to Home Run, making it a regrettable pitch.

The batting lineup was unable to break through Seibu Lions 's starting pitcher Takeuchi, scoring only one run through seven innings. In the ninth inning, Soto's home run brought them within one run, but the comeback ended there.