◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham 4x-3 Rakuten Eagles (25th, ES CON FIELD)

Rakuten Eagles suffered walk-off loss.

It was a turbulent start. With the score tied at zero in the top of the first inning, starting pitcher Shoji immediately gave up a solo home run to Mizuno that sailed into left field.The right-hander, aiming for a career-high sixth win, got off to an unexpected start. Still, with two outs and runners on bases loaded, Tatsumi made a great catch on a fly ball deep to center field, preventing any additional runs.

After that, he pitched well, mixing his fastball with splitter and other pitches. In the 7th inning, with a one-run lead, he was tied by sacrifice fly by Narama, but his teammates rallied immediately afterward. YG Yasuda hit a timely doble over the center field fence to take the lead.

In the 8th inning, with a one-run lead, new import Marte made his first appearance on the mound since joining the team. He found himself in a jam with runners on first and third with one out, and gave up sacrifice fly to Kiyomiya, allowing the opposing team to tie the game.

In the end, the relief pitchers couldn't hold on, and with one out and a runner on second in the ninth inning, they gave up a hit to Narama walk-off, resulting in a walk-off loss.