◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles Orix Buffaloes (15th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Rakuten Eagles came from behind to defeat Orix Buffaloes.

Starting pitcher Kenta Maeda suffered an accident in the fifth inning when a batted ball hit him in the neck, but he still pitched a strong game, allowing only four hit and two runs over seven innings. He left the game with the score tied and did not get the win, but he contributed to the team's second consecutive victory. Manager Yoshii praised him, saying, "There was an accident, but he showed a lot of guts." As for his next appearances, the decision will be made after assessing the condition of his injured area. The manager explained, "It seems okay for now, but we'll see how it goes and then decide on his next appearance."

In the tied eighth inning, Tatsumi reached base in his fourth hit of the day with a triple, and McCuscar hit a timely single to left. He succeeded in taking the lead and held on to the lead. Tatsumi went on a rampage in the fourth hit, hitting two consecutive solo homers in the third inning. Regarding Tatsumi, who hit homers to the opposite direction in two consecutive games, Manager Yoshii said, "He home run to the opposite side like Shohei Ohtani. I said 'Shohei' though (laughs). It was a great batting."