◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham 2-5 Seibu Lions (12th, ES CON FIELD)

Nippon-Ham suffered a come-from-behind loss to Seibu Lions, extending their losing streak to two games. The gap between them and first-place Softbank Hawks has widened to a season-high 9.5 games, and the gap with second-place Seibu Lions has narrowed to just 1 game.

In the third inning, with the score tied 0-0, Kiyomiya Yuki hit his 12th Home Run of the season to the right field bullpen, tying his total from last season, to give his team the lead. In the sixth inning, Mizuno hit his 9th home run to third base line by Kishi, also contributed to the large number runs.

Manager Shinjo did not speak to the press after the game, only saying, "We'll win tomorrow and bring the score to even (no difference in games)!" He is determined to prevent a third consecutive loss against Seibu Lions in the same series.