Rakuten Eagles 's pitcher Roansy Contreras and Masaya Nishigaki pitcher removed from the active roster on the 6th.

Contreras made his debut and first start in the game against Nippon-Ham on the 5th (Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi). He received 3 runs of support but gave up consecutive home runs to Nomura and Saiyuki Kiyomiya, finishing with 6 hit 4 runs over 4 innings.

Nishigaki had a record of 3 wins and 3 losses with ERA 5.68 in 30 appearances this season. He wasn't able to pitch at his usual level.