On the 27th, Lotte announced that their game against Softbank Hawks, scheduled to start at 6:00 PM, had been canceled at 9:30 AM due to the expected bad weather caused by the approaching typhoon.

The previous day's game on the 26th was also canceled due to rain, resulting in two consecutive cancellations. Jackson was scheduled to start for Lotte and Ryosuke Otsu for Softbank Hawks.