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

Rakuten Eagles lost to Lotte, suffering their second consecutive defeat.

Starter Shoji pitched a strong pitching runs through three innings. However, the game turned dark in the fourth inning with neither team scoring a run. After giving the leadoff scorer Fujiwara a Walk, Yoshi Watanabe bad throw to second base on Nishikawa's grounder to third. He gave Yamaguchi a Hit by Pitch, put bases loaded in trouble, and then hit a bases loaded home run to right field by Sato. With a painful goal, they conceded four goals. He left the mound after Hit by Pitch hit 5 innings, 3 2 walks, and 4 runs. Although he gave up many hits in his recent appearances, he once again gave up a single homer. Then, in the eighth inning, Uchiga gave up a solo home run to Yamaguchi to the left field seats. With a single offensive, they extended their lead.

The offense struggled against Lotte's starting pitcher Jackson, being held scoreless through six innings. In the seventh inning, trailing by four runs, McCusker hit a solo home run to left field to mount a comeback, but it wasn't enough.