◆ Pacific League Softbank Hawks 0-6 Seibu Lions (30th, Tokyo Dome)

Seibu Lions suffered their third consecutive loss, dropping to second place for the first time in about a month since regaining the top spot on May 24th.

Starting pitcher Kaima Taira threw 107 pitches over 6 innings, strike out 5, giving up 7 hit and a season-high 4 runs (2 earned) before being pulled from the game, resulting in his second loss of the season. He started well in the first inning, getting three consecutive batters to ground out to second base. He managed to get out of the second and third innings without giving up any runs despite allowing runner on base, but he ran into trouble in the fourth inning.

After giving up the first Walk of the day to the leadoff bases loaded Kurihara, and loading doble with one out, he gave up the first run when Umino hit a two-run double that hit the left wall. With two outs and runners on second and third, he gave up another run due to a fielding error, and then with two outs and runners on first and third, he gave up an RBI single to left field to Shuto, giving up a total of four runs in this inning.

Nakamura Yu, who took over from Taira as the second pitcher from the 7th inning, also gave up a solo home run to Kurihara with one out, the 21st of the season.

The batting lineup was revamped, with outfielder An-Ko Lin rejoining the first team outfielder Shinya Hasegawa returning to the game after being sidelined for two foul ball injuries. However, they were only able to get four hit against opposing starter Uwasawa, failing to find any way to break through. They also showed weaknesses defense, recording three errors. In the fifth inning, they created a good opportunity with no outs and runners on first and second base after consecutive hits, but Nishikawa, Canario, and Takizawa went down in order, and they were unable to score.