◆ Pacific League: Rakuten Eagles Lotte (24th -Rakuten Eagles Mobile is the strongest)

Rakuten Eagles launched a fierce offensive in the first inning, scoring 8 hit on 8 hits with 11 hitter to the plate.

In the inning immediately following the starter Fujii's giving up the first run, lead-off hit Taira hit a single to left field, setting up a runners on first and second with one out. Then, cleanup hitter Asamura hit a game-tying RBI single to right field.

Furthermore, Watanabe Yoshinobu's go-ahead hit (number 5), Murabayashi's two-run doble (number 7), and Nakajima's timely doble (number 9) hitter order through a full cycle. To top it all off, Taira blasted his team-leading sixth home run of the season, a three-run shot to left field, putting a big "8" on the scoreboard. Eight runs scored in one inning is the most the team has scored this season.

Rakuten Eagles suffered a dramatic comeback loss in the same matchup the previous day, but in the ninth inning with a 4-run lead, closer Fujihira went on fire with a 5-hit 5-runs score. The next day, it became the Big inning of "revenge."

The eight runs scored in the first inning tied the team record set on April 15, 2018, against Seibu Lions (Rakuten Eagles Seimei Park). They also had eight hit in that game.