◆ Pacific League: Lotte 2-7 Orix Buffaloes (12th, ZOZO Marine Stadium)

Lotte's starting left-hander, Kazuya Ojima, gave up 5 hit 3 runs in the middle of the 6th inning, suffering his 6th loss of the season (2 wins). The team suffered a come-from-behind loss, failing to win a series for the third consecutive time, losing their winning record and dropping back to a .500 winning percentage.

In the sixth inning, with a one-run lead, Kojima hit the Hit by Pitch hit Yamanaka with a pitch, then gave up a single to Nishikawa, and was removed from the game. The second pitcher, Akira Yagi, gave up a two-doble to the cleanup hitter Ota to right-center field, turning the game around.

Manager Saburo explained the reason for the pitching change, saying, "We wanted double play. Yagi had the best chemistry with the batters. I always think that if Yagi gets hit, there's nothing we can do about it," expressing his confidence in the right-handed reliever who has an 8-0 record this season.