◆ Pacific League 4-5 Softbank Hawks (18th, ZOZO Marine Stadium)

Softbank Hawks 's closer, Sugiyama, recorded his 19th save by striking out Yasuda with two outs and runners on second struck out of the ninth inning, giving his team a one-run lead. He came in to pitch in the ninth inning with a two-run lead, gave up one run, but managed to get out walk-off.

The team secured a one-run victory in the first game of their nine-game series. Starting pitcher Otsu left the game after giving up three runs in five innings, followed by a relay of pitchers Tsumori, Osuna, Matsumoto Yu, and Sugiyama. Manager Kokubo smiled and said, "Winning is all that matters. It was the first game of a nine-game series, so I really didn't want to use too many relievers. But we had a five-run lead, so we couldn't afford to lose. Since it was the first game, I went all in."