◆ Pacific League: Rakuten Eagles vs. Seibu Lions (22nd, Tokyo Dome)

In the eighth inning, immediately after Seibu Lions had their three-run lead overturned, outfielder No.3 Shinya Hasegawa who won the MVP award in the interleague series, hit his ninth home run of the season, a two-run shot, to regain the lead.

In the 7th inning, with the score 4-1, the relief pitchers were hit hard by Rakuten Eagles lineup, giving up 4 runs and turning the game around.

However, immediately after, in the eighth inning, leadoff runner Natsuo Takizawa infielder reached second base infield hit, and Hasegawa perfectly caught a fastball from two balls Rakuten Eagles and Kutani trying to get count, and Seibu Lions built a comeback home run to left field. Hasegawa also hit two runs doble in the third inning, showing his clutch strength with a 4-RBI run in this game.