◆ Pacific League Seibu Lions 1-3 Lotte (20th, Saitama Prefectural Omiya Stadium)

Lotte capitalized on Seibu Lions 's defensive errors to score the winning run and win a close game. In the 9th inning, with the score tied 1-1, Inoue's error on a ground ball to shortstop and Terachi's single to left hit put runners on first and third with one out. Tomosugi then executed a safety squeeze to third base to take the lead. A fielding error by Ogawa on a ground ball to second base further extended the lead to two runs. Closer Yokoyama closer the 9th inning to earn his 13th save.

hit hit The second overall pick in the draft, Mouri (Meiji Univ.), who started the game, pitched 6 innings of 4 hit 1 runs good baseball, but was unable to win his third game. After the 4th inning, he was able to keep his pressure runner on his back, but he was able to keep his pressure up, and the 3rd inning pitch was a regrettable result.

After Yamaguchi's solo home run, the batting lineup managed to get hit but couldn't convert them into runs. However, in the ninth inning, they capitalized on a Seibu Lions error and snatched the long-awaited winning run.