◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles Orix Buffaloes (16th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Rakuten Eagles came from behind to defeat Orix Buffaloes, securing their third consecutive win against the same opponent.

It was a fierce battle. Starting pitcher Contreras pitched 4 hit 5 Walk and 1 runs in 5 innings. He left the mound with the right to winning pitcher. However, in the 6th inning with a 2-run lead, the second runner Uchi couldn't hold up. With two outs, he gave up 4 runs and allowed the comeback.

It was the team's slugger who saved them from a tough situation. In the bottom of the sixth inning, with one out and the bases loaded loaded and trailing by two runs, Asamura perfectly timed the first pitch, a fastball thrown by Iwasaki, and launched it into the bases loaded field stands. This man, who had been in an extreme slump in July with a batting average of .088 and no extra-base hits before the game, hit a grand slam to take the lead and shake off the bad momentum.

Asamura, who had been struggling, showed his clutch hitting ability. Manager Yoshii praised him, saying, "I thought he would just go for a fastball, and he did from the first pitch. He had a good at-bat before that, so he was in good form. It was great, really. We won with that one hit after giving up four runs."

Because they have such confidence in him, they hope for even greater success from him. The manager expressed his expectations, saying, "I don't think he's capable of much more than this. I don't think he's the kind of player who will just end his career like this."

Although they win, pitcher staff struggled, giving up 8 runs, including 10 Walk. Manager Yoshii said, "In the 6th inning, we needed to calm the game down, so I made a mistake in the order of the relief pitchers. I think the players did their best."