◆ Pacific League Softbank Hawks 10-7 Nippon-Ham (20th, ES CON FIELD)

Softbank Hawks catcher Takashi Umino spoke after the game about a tense exchange that occurred when Reyes stepped up to bat with the bases loaded loaded and one out in the sixth inning. When Umino spoke to Reyes, Reyes approached him with a stern expression, and home-base umpire Ashihara had to intervene to calm the situation. "I told him to stop. We also try not to make any confusing movements (on the bases that could be mistaken for signaling), and we've been told to do the same by others. We don't want to play under suspicion. Was this a continuation of what happened yesterday? Yes," he said, revealing that he had told Reyes not to make any confusing movements.

After the game, when Nippon-Ham manager Shinjo stopped Kokubo to speak with him, Kokubo avoided commenting on the matter, saying, "Well, well, well."