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

Seibu Lions, who were on a six-game losing streak, took the lead with a hit by outfielder An-Ko Lin.

He started the game as the "number 7 designated hitter." In the bottom of the 4th inning, with one out and a runner on second base, and the score still 0-0, he hit a 140 km/h breaking ball low and outside from the opposing starting pitcher, Shoji. It was a timely single to right field that gave his team, which had lost six straight games including a draw, the much-awaited first run. As this was a home game in Naha, Okinawa, the stadium was filled with cheers and whistles.

For him, hit in about two months since May 10th, and it was a crucial timely hit. It provided valuable run support for starting pitcher Kaima Taira who hails from Ishigaki Island in Okinawa and is aiming for "the first win by an Okinawan pitcher at a game held in Okinawa."