◆ Pacific League League: Rakuten Eagles (20th, ZOZO Marine Stadium) = Cancelled due to rain =

On the 20th, the Chiba Lotte Marines announced that their game Rakuten Eagles (at ZOZO Marine Stadium), scheduled to start at 6 PM, had been canceled due to rain. Lotte's Kojima and Rakuten Eagles 's Kishi were scheduled to start the game.

Following the games against Orix Buffaloes on April 23rd (ZOZO Marine Stadium) and Softbank Hawks on April 26th (Kagoshima), this was the third rainout of the season. In the first game since the league resumed on the 19th, they faced Rakuten Eagles, whose manager, Yoshii, who managed Lotte until last season, made a surprise move on the 17th. In the 6th inning, with the score tied at 4-4, Aito hit a game-winning bases loaded slam, his first of the season, which led to an 8-5 win and a win-loss record for the first time since April 3rd.