◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles Softbank Hawks game (31st, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi = Cancelled due to rain)

The league leaders, Softbank Hawks, had their second-half opening game Rakuten Eagles canceled due to rain. When the cancellation was announced at 6:10 PM, the entire team boarded the team bus in just five minutes and left the stadium. Manager Hiroki Kokubo also boarded the bus before the press arrived, and did not speak to the media. Kamichatani, who was scheduled to start, will now start in the game on August 1st.