◆ Pacific League vs. Softbank Hawks (7th, ZOZO Marine Stadium)

Orix Buffaloes pitcher Naruki Teranishi left the game after 6 innings, runs 6 hit and 2 strike out while striking out 6.

In the first inning, with two runs of support, Fujiwara led off with a single to left field, and then with one out and a runner on second, Yasuda hit a two-run homer to center field, tying the game. In the second inning, with two outs, Matsukawa hit a single to center field, but the next batter, Yamazaki, grounded out to first base.

In the third inning, he allowed a single to left field by Fujiwara, a single to center field by Nishikawa, and a Walk by Yasuda, putting himself in a jam with no outs and runners on bases loaded. Still, he got Yamaguchi to fly out to left field and then induced a groundout to third double play from Soto, escaping the inning with no runs.

In the fourth inning, Ueda led off with an infield hit to first base, and Ogawa's sacrifice sacrifice bunt put a runner on struck out with one out. However, the pitcher managed to strike out Matsukawa struck out and Yamazaki looking, preventing any runs from scoring.

In the fifth inning, leading by three runs, he first baseman off a grounder by leadoff hitter Fujiwara, while Yamanaka was left behind. With no outs and a runner on first, Nishikawa swung struck out missed, Yasuda grounded out to catcher, and Yamaguchi was caught on a fly out to center. In the sixth inning, all three were retired in order.

From the 7th inning, the second pitcher, Yamazaki, took mound. Teranishi was on the verge of his first starting win in three months, since the game Seibu Lions on April 16th (Kyocera Dome Osaka).