◆ Seibu Lions Pacific League: Seibu vs. Rakuten Eagles (7th, Naha)

pitcher Kaima Taira who hails from Ishigaki Island in Okinawa, left the game after five scoreless runs, allowing only four hit and earning the right to be the first pitcher from Okinawa to win a game held in Okinawa. If he achieves this, it will be the long-awaited first victory in the 38th NPB regular season held in Okinawa since the league began in 1961.

From the first inning, all three players retired in order. In the second and third rounds, two consecutive struck out were cut from the front to the front, and the three finished with each time.

In the fourth inning, he gave up his first hit hit to right field by Nakajima, but got Muneyama out on a grounder to shortstop double play. He then hit two consecutive Walk with runners on first and second with two outs, but Murabayashi got through with a swing struck out at 141 km/h slider. He also got two outs in the fifth inning and bases loaded, but struck Muneyama struck out and did not allow any runs. He was taken out after this inning.

With the score tied at 0-0 in the 4th inning, outfielder An-Ko Lin hit a timely single to right field with one out and a runner on second base to give his team the lead. Then, in the 5th inning, with two outs and runners on first and third base, infielder Kazunari Ishii hit his 5th home run of the season, a three-run shot to right field.