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

Seibu Lions Lions pitcher Yutaro Watanabe pitched a tenacious game, striking out eight strike out seven hit, two Walk and two runs, but he missed out on his fifth win of the season.

In his first appearance in Okinawa's Naha in his eighth professional season, he started strong, retiring the first three batters in order. However, in the third inning with one out and runners on first and third, he gave up a sacrifice sacrifice fly to left field to Tatsumi to tie the game, and in the fifth inning with one out and runners on first and third, he allowed the opposing team to take the lead when Muneyama's double play was broken up. He vowed, "Not being able to hold onto the lead is something I need to reflect on. My pitches and everything else were better than they have been recently, so I will work hard to make them even better."