◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham 2-4 Softbank Hawks (14th, ES CON FIELD)

In the ninth inning, with the score tied, Nippon-Ham gave up three runs due to defense errors. Their comeback attempt fell short, and their season record against league leaders Softbank Hawks became 1 win and 11 losses, widening the gap to 5 games.

Both teams created chances from the start, but neither could score. In the 5th inning, they conceded the first run with a home run by Masaki, but in the 7th inning, Reyes' sacrifice fly tied the game, and the game remained tied going into the 9th inning.

Manager Shinjo sent his trusted Shimamoto to mound. After Yanagida's infield hit put a runner on first with one out, Shimamoto got Downs to hit a ground ball straight to the shortstop. It was a perfect double play play, but Mizuno couldn't catch, so everyone was safe. With runners on first and second with one out, pinch hitter Yanagimachi hit a go-ahead doble to center field, and then Masaki hit a two-run RBI single down the left field line, deciding the game.

In the 6th inning with no outs (bases loaded), Manager Shinjo sent in Hosokawa as a pinch hitter for Nomura, and with two outs (bases loaded), he sent in Tamiya as a pinch hitter for Shindo. These aggressive moves did not pay off.In the eighth inning, with two outs and runners on first and second (defense), he brought in Igarashi to center field and swapped left fielder Gunji with third baseman Hosokawa (position), demonstrating his determination not to give up a single run.

Despite this, they lost due to a mistake, and he left the stadium four minutes after the game ended, commenting, "This is the result of our mistakes."