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

Lotte win the first game of their series against Rakuten Eagles, securing their first victory in nine days since their match on the 21st. This marks their third consecutive win against Rakuten Eagles 's new manager, Yoshii, who managed Lotte until last season.

In the fourth inning, with both teams scoreless, the team attacked Rakuten Eagles starting right-handed pitcher Shoji, loading the bases with no bases loaded Hit by Pitch pitch, and an error. In this golden opportunity, Sato, playing as the cleanup hitter and catcher, hit a bases loaded slam to right field to give his team the lead. In the eighth inning, Yamaguchi hit his 12th home run of the season to left field, marking his sixth consecutive game with Rakuten Eagles run against Rakuten.

Due to the rainout and other factors, Jackson became the mound starting pitcher on the 10th day, throwing 103 pitches over 7 innings and throwing 3 hit 1 runs, earning his fifth win since Game Chunichi on the 9th. The team stands at 34 wins, 33 losses, and 3 draws, marking their first savings since the 24th. In the second game of the series on July 1 (Koriyama), Kawamura will start and aim for his first win of the season.