◆パ・リーグ　ロッテ２―７日本ハム（８日・ＺＯＺＯマリン）

Nippon-Ham win from behind to defeat Lotte with their signature home run offense, increasing their lead to 11 games above .500. In the bottom of the 6th inning with one out and a runner on first base, Nomura hit a go-ahead two-run homer, his 11th of the season. Starting pitcher Kato Takashi pitched 6 innings, allowing 2 runs, and earned his 9th win of the season, putting him at the top of the league in wins.

In the second inning, Yoshida hit his seventh home run of the season to take the lead, but in the bottom of the inning, Kato Takashi gave up an RBI single to Tomosugi to tie the game, and in the third inning, he gave up an RBI single to Sato to take the lead. However, in the sixth inning, Nomura hit a go-ahead home run. In the seventh inning, with one out and runners on first and second, Manami hit his 17th home run, a three-run shot, and Yoshida followed with his second home run of the day, his eighth of the season, to extend the lead. In their 83rd game of the season, the team's Home Run reached 110, by far the most in both leagues.