◆ Seibu Lions Pacific League: extra inning 2-5 Rakuten Eagles (10 innings) (August 8, Naha)

Seibu Lions tied the game in the 8th inning with sacrifice fly by Nevin, forcing extra innings, but ultimately lost in the 10th inning after giving up extra inning winning run. They missed out on their first series win in five series, and the gap between them and third-place Nippon-Ham has been eliminated.

In the first inning, with the score tied 0-0, outfielder Seiya Watanabe hit a go-ahead RBI single to center field with one out and a runner on second base. In the sixth inning, leadoff hitter Takizawa hit a single to center hit, but the cleanup hitters Watanabe, Nevin, and Ishii all made outs and failed to score. In the seventh inning, they had a good opportunity with runners on first and second base with one out, but pinch hitter Hirasawa grounded into a double play play. They finally tied the game in the eighth inning, but in the tenth inning extra inning, fourth pitcher Shinohara gave up the winning run.

Starting pitcher Yutaro Watanabe pitched a tenacious game, striking out eight strike out seven innings, allowing seven hit, two Walk and two runs, but he was unable to secure his fifth win due to a lack of offensive support from his teammates.