◆ Pacific League: Orix Buffaloes vs. Rakuten Eagles (27th, Hotto Motto Kobe)

Rakuten Eagles ・ Tsuyoshi Ishihara catcher was substituted out mid-game. He provided excellent game-calling for starting pitcher Kishi, keeping the game scoreless through the fourth inning runs closer. In the fifth inning, with no outs and a runner on first, he even drew a walk sacrifice bunt, fulfilling his role, but was replaced by Horiuchi in the fifth inning defense and returned to the bench. It’s possible that some kind of incident occurred.