◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles Rakuten vs. Lotte (30th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Rakuten Eagles 's pitcher Kosei Shoji started the game against Lotte but was removed from the game after 5 innings, having given up 3 hit, 2 Hit by Pitch, and 4 runs.

The game shifted in the fourth inning, with neither team having scored. Shoji had been pitching well, but he gave up a hit to leadoff batter Fujiwara Walk.Nishikawa followed with a grounder to third, which Yoshika Watanabe bad throw to second base, putting runners on first and second with no outs before Yamaguchi Hit by Pitch. Facing a no-out bases loaded jam, he then gave up a bases loaded home run to Sato that landed in right field. That devastating home run allowed the opponent to take a 4-run lead.

The right-hander threw 94 pitches over five inning before leaving mound. He had given up a lot of home runs in his recent appearances, and once again, he was defeated by a single home run.