◆ Seibu Lions Pacific League: Seibu vs. Softbank Hawks (7th, Belluna Dome)

Softbank Hawks outfielder Tatsuru Yanagimachi hit a go-ahead two-run triple in the seventh inning.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, with the score tied 1-1 and one out with runners on second and third base, Shoji came up to bat, and pinch hitter Yanagimachi was announced. The pinch hitter, who had a season record of 4 hit in 5 At Bat before the game, swung hard at the second pitch from Moriwaki after a 1-ball count. He hit triple that split left-center field in two, bringing in two runs and giving his team the lead.