On the 16th, Rakuten Eagles win Orix Buffaloes 12-8 in a game (Rakuten Eagles Mobile). Trailing 3-5 in the bottom of the 6th inning, Hideto Hideto Asamura hit a grand slam to take the lead. In the 7th inning, Ryosuke Tatsumi hit a solo home run, and in the 8th inning, Itsuki Murabayashi hit an RBI single, contributing to a total of 12 runs on 11 hit. On the 16th, CS Fuji TV ONE's "Pro baseball News 2026" focused on Hideto Asamura who hit the game-winning bases loaded slam.

Commentator Kenji Tomashino said, "I think he has been fighting in every single game with a sense of responsibility. Hopefully, this one hit will change things for him. Right now, there is an atmosphere of relying on McCusker, but with Murabayashi there, and Asamura's power hitting, it is a real threat."

Fellow commentator Akio Saito said, "It feels like he's finally woken up. When the main slugger isn't hitting, the whole bench tends to feel gloomy. I think this home run will give them a brighter outlook for the games starting the day after tomorrow."

☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE "Professional baseball News 2026"