◆ Pacific League: Nippon-Ham vs. Rakuten Eagles (26th, ES CON FIELD)

Rakuten Eagles 's pitcher Ryota Takinaka started the game against Nippon-Ham, but was removed from the game after pitching five innings, giving up six hit, five Walk five runs.

He couldn't hold on. In the first inning, with one out and a runner on third, he allowed runner to score on third and scored the first run, allowing Reyes to score a grounder to third. In the second inning, he gave up a timely single to center by Arison, and in the fourth, Arisono threw his first professional solo homer into the right field seats. In the fifth inning, with two outs and runners on second and third, Yuki Kiyomiya made a timely doble down the left field line. Although he had maintained a stable pitch this season, he was unable to get into games. "I just couldn't really play in the zone," he said, dejected.