◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham 5-5 Softbank Hawks (20th, ES CON FIELD)

Nippon-Ham drew with reigning champions Softbank Hawks after a extra inning 12-inning battle that lasted over 4 hours and 30 minutes. This was their first draw of the season in their 114th game. In the 8th inning, with the score 5-1, Fukushima gave up grand slam to Kurihara, tying the game and sending it into extra inning. win would have given them a season-high 14 games above .500, but it remains at 13. They also managed to maintain a 7.5 game deficit behind the league leaders.

The offense took the lead in the third inning with a two-run RBI doble by Reyes, and then added a third run with an RBI single to left field by Nomura, overcoming opposing starting pitcher Maeda Yu, who had a 10-0 record this season. In the seventh inning, Kiyomiya Yuki hit his 13th solo home run and Nomura hit his 15th solo home run to extend the lead.

Starting pitcher Yamazaki threw a season-high 102 pitches, allowing only 3 hit in 6 innings. He delivered a perfect pitch closer the opponent to just one run, a solo home run by Masaki. However, in the 8th inning, with the score Walk, third pitcher Fukushima walked two bases loaded, loading the bases, and then gave up grand slam to Kurihara, tying the game. After that, Hori, Yanagawa, Uehara, and Rao all pitched scoreless innings.