◆ Seibu Lions Pacific League: Seibu vs. Lotte (15th, Belluna Dome)

Seibu Lions took the lead in the 7th inning with a timely hit by infielder Kazunari Ishii.

In the seventh inning, trailing by one run, leadoff hitter Yu Koga reached base with a hit to center field. He then created a perfect opportunity for a no-outs bases loaded with two bad throw. At that point, after throwing the first pitch to pinch hitter Tonozaki, the opposing pitcher pitcher Castillo was urgently taken out. Sotozaki looked off Sawada and fell to struck out, but with one out, bases loaded, Nevin followed up with a right-field sacrifice fly to tie the game. With two outs and runners on second and third, Ishii rebounded Sawada's 150 km/h fastball and hit a go-ahead two-run single to right.

Ishii had also hit sacrifice fly to right field to give his team the lead in the first inning with the bases bases loaded one out.