◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles Rakuten vs. Orix Buffaloes (November 11th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Rakuten Eagles outfielder Daisuke Nakashima hit a solo home run to give his team the lead.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, with both teams scoreless, Nakajima perfectly timed change-up the middle thrown by Kuri on a 1-1 count. The ball soared into the right-field stands. His third home run of the season broke the deadlock. He had also hit a home run off Kuri in their previous encounter three days ago, making it "two games in a row." Nakajima, who hit a 125-meter blast, commented, "I'm glad I was able to take the lead."

On the pitching side, starting pitcher Shoji delivered an excellent performance from the start, closer opponent to just three hit and no runs through four innings.