On the 5th, the day after Lotte pitcher Naoya Masuda (36) achieved his 250th career save, becoming only the fifth player in professional baseball history to do so, congratulatory flowers were delivered one after another to the team's home stadium, ZOZO Marine Stadium.

In the lobby at the front of the stadium, flowers were displayed for The Giants players such as Hayato Sakamoto, Softbank Hawks Rakuten Eagles Kondo and Tsunomori, and Orix Buffaloes 's Iwasaki.

Masuda pitched in the ninth inning against Seibu Lions on the 4th (ZOZO), leading 5-3 by two runs. He recorded his second save of the season with a 1-inning hit runs, reaching 250 career saves. This was the fifth player in professional baseball history to achieve this feat, securing his entry into the Meikyukai (Famous Baseball Association).