◆ Pacific League Softbank Hawks 9-2 Rakuten Eagles (November 11, Mizuho PayPay Stadium)

Rakuten Eagles lost to Softbank Hawks, ending their two-game winning streak.

Starting pitcher Ureña proved to be a miscalculation. He found himself in a jam right from the top of the first inning, allowing two consecutive hits to put runners on first and second with no outs, and then gave up a two-run doble to Kondo to right-center field, conceding the first run of the game.Furthermore, with one out and a runner on third, he allowed a run-scoring single to right field by Yanagita, and with one out and runners on first and second, he was hit for a three-run homer by Dai Makihara. He then gave up a run-scoring single to left field to Shuto, bringing the total for the inning to 7 hit and 7 runs. Although he made adjustments afterward, he was pulled from the game after allowing 9 hit, 6 Walk, and 7 runs in the fourth inning.Regarding the foreign right-hander—who was making his first first-team appearance since May 22—Rakuten Eagles, Manager Yoshii simply stated, “I can’t tell anything from the bench,” and regarding future adjustments, he explained, “There’s no need for any adjustments since he’s just coming off rehab; I think his form will improve from here on out, so I don’t think there’s anything to adjust.I plan to proceed as scheduled for his next start.”

The lineup saw McCusker, who had marked 3 Home Run the previous day, leading off the second inning with his 11th solo home run to the right side of the back screen. In the 3rd inning, Kurokawa countered with a timely doble to left-center, but the heavy runs early on weighed heavily on them. The manager praised fielder 's efforts, saying, "Giving up 7 runs in the first inning is tough. Despite that, the batters held their ground. If extra-base hits got involved, it would have been a situation that wouldn't have been predicted, so I think fielder gave it their all," praising 's efforts.