◆ Pacific League Seibu Lions 7-1 Lotte (16th, Belluna Dome)

Lotte was unable to overcome Seibu Lions starting pitcher Takeuchi, resulting in their second consecutive series loss.

The offense struggled, failing to get a single runner on base through the third inning. In the fourth inning, with one out, Nishikawa got the team's first hit, a single to left hit, but Yasuda followed with a ground ball double play play, and they were unable to score.

In the sixth inning, they had runners on first and second with one out, but Fujiwara and Nishikawa made outs. In the seventh inning, they had a good opportunity with runners on first and second with no outs, but the offense failed to connect.

Starting pitcher Mori, who had a strong record against Seibu Lions this season with 3 wins and 0 losses in 5 appearances, was pulled after just 2 innings, having given up 4 hit 4 runs. He was unable to control the flow of the game.