◆ Pacific League Orix Buffaloes 3x-2 Softbank Hawks (10 extra inning) (August 8, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Softbank Hawks 's Yugo Maeda, aiming for his seventh consecutive win to start the season, showed resilience by allowing only one runs in seven pitch, but in the eighth inning with one out and a one-run lead, Osuna gave up a game-tying solo home run to walk-off. It was the first run allowed by the foreign right-hander in 24 games and his first home runs of the season. In the bottom of the tenth inning, with the score tied, Sugiyama gave up hit to So.

Manager Kokubo calmly reflected, "Some days are like this. pitcher wasn't at fault. This is what happens when you don't score when you have the chance in the second inning."