◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham 8-2 Seibu Lions (11th, ES CON FIELD)

Seibu Lions 's starting pitcher, Kosei Takahashi, had a disastrous outing, giving up 8 hit and 7 runs in less than 5 innings, preventing them from gaining momentum and costing them a second consecutive win. Although standings remain unchanged, they are now just 0 games ahead of third-place Nippon-Ham. Manager Fumiya Nishiguchi commented on the right-hander, saying, "The runs he gave up were due to hits and Walk, and also because the pitches he was trying to get the batters out were either clearly balls or too easy to hit. He needs to fix those things." Regarding the change since his good performance during the interleague games, he said, "I think it's his control. That's the biggest issue," pointing to his inconsistent control.

Takahashi Hikaru's usual pitch was nowhere to be seen. In the second inning, with the score tied 0-0, he allowed Walk to Manami, the leadoff batter, and then walked Yoshida, putting runner in scoring position. At this point, he gave up a timely doble the left field line to Gunji, conceding the first run. Further sacrifice fly to Nomura and Tamiya resulted in three more runs being sacrifice fly in the inning.

In the third inning, with two outs, he Walk Reyes, and then gave up a fourth run on a timely doble by Manami.

In the fifth inning, An-Ko Lin 's two-run homer sparked a comeback mood, and then he runs again. In the bottom of that, he gave up consecutive homers to leadoff hitter Miyazaki and Mizuno, giving up another three runs in this inning. The right-hander, who left the mound in the 4th and 1/3 innings, said, "I wasn't in bad shape, but I couldn't tighten the pitch properly at key moments and couldn't create a good game. The pitches I'm throwing aren't bad, so I'll review my pitching path and hitter reactions to make adjustments for the next inning."

The offense managed only two runs, a two-run homer hit by An-Ko Lin off Yamazaki in the fifth inning.

The long-distance tour, which began with a trip to Fukuoka on the 1st and covered a total distance of approximately 6,000 kilometers, will conclude with the match on the 12th. The manager concluded by saying, "I want to go home with a satisfying victory."