◆ Pacific League Softbank Hawks 6-5 Orix Buffaloes (23rd, Mizuho PayPay Dome)

Orix Buffaloes suffered their first walk-off loss of the season despite tying the game at the last minute, resulting in their third consecutive series loss. This was their 11th loss in July, guaranteeing a second consecutive month of losses. They are now one game below .500 and 12 games behind league leaders Softbank Hawks.

On this day, Yamaguchi, a second-year high school graduate, made his first appearance and start of the season. In the second inning, he recorded three consecutive struck out pitchers, and centered on a fastball topping out at 151 km/h, holding the pitch to 1 runs through the fourth inning. However, in the fifth inning with a one-run lead, Masaki hit a go-ahead two-run homer over the field fence with no outs and a runner on first. With only three outs remaining before earning his first professional win, he gave up a painful home run and went 5-runs hit 3 in the fourth inning, suffering his first professional loss. In the seventh inning, fourth pitcher Yamazaki hit a solo homer over right field to Kondo.

In the second inning, with two outs and runners on first and second, Wakatsuki delivered an RBI single to center field to give his team the lead. In the fifth inning, with the score tied at 1–1, Sugisawa hit an RBI single to center field with one out and a runner on second, briefly putting his team ahead.Although they fell behind by three runs at one point, Benibayashi hit his 12th home run of the season—a three-run shot—in the ninth inning to tie the game. However, in the bottom of the inning, Mukuoki found himself in a jam with one out and a runner on third base (bases loaded), and gave up a fly ball over the center-field wall to Yanagita (walk-off).

Manager Kishida challenged the call regarding Yanagida's fly ball, but center fielder Watanabe's catch was not recognized, and the ruling remained unchanged.