◆ Pacific League: Rakuten Eagles vs. Seibu Lions (21st, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Seibu Lions Mitsunari Takahashi pitcher pitched 91 pitches in 5 innings, pitching 3 strike out, 6 hit 3 walks, Hit by Pitch no runs, earning his ninth win since the July 19 game against Rakuten Eagles (Rakuten Eagles Mobile).

In the first inning, runner advanced to first and second with no runs, but he got Muneyama to hit into a double double play, keeping the score at 0-0. In the second inning, there were runners on second and third with two outs, but he got Shigenaga to fly out to center field to shut him down.

In the third inning, with two outs and a runner on first, he again induced a double play play from Muneyama. In the fourth Hit by Pitch, he faced a two-out, bases-loaded situation after hit and two bases loaded, but he managed to get Shigenaga to ground out to first base, preventing a run from scoring. In the fifth inning, he again faced a runner on third with two outs, but he got McCusker to hit a fly ball just over the right wall fence, escaping the inning without runs. He was then taken out of the game.

From the sixth inning, Shunsuke Sato pitcher moved up to mound as the second pitcher.