◆ Pacific League Softbank Hawks 3-1 Seibu Lions (August 2nd, Mizuho PayPay Stadium)

Starting pitcher Natsuki Takeuchi pitched a tenacious game, striking out seven batters and allowing five hit and three runs strike out six innings, but ultimately suffered his fourth loss of the season.

"Today, I had good control from the start and was able to pitch at my own pace," he recalled, and he had no runs pitch until the fourth inning. However, he collapsed in the fifth inning.

In the fifth inning, with a one-Walk lead, he walked Yanagimachi, the leadoff batter. With one out and Walk on first and second, he walked another batter, loading the bases with one bases loaded, and then gave up a go-ahead two-run RBI single to Masaki. "I got frustrated. I wish I could have switched my mindset a little better. I have regrets," he said, biting his lip.