
◆ Pacific League League: extra inning 4-3 Nippon-Ham (10 innings) (21st, ZOZO Marine Stadium)
Lotte overturned a three-run deficit to secure their fourth walk-off victory of the season. In extra inning of the 10th inning, with the score tied Koki Yamaguchi hit the game-winning doble.
Trailing by three runs in the fourth inning, it was Yamaguchi's home run that ignited the comeback. With two outs, he perfectly timed cutter from Kitayama, who had completely closer the opposing lineup up to that point. The ball soared and landed in the left-field stands in no time. "I'll do my best in the next game to catch up and overtake them," he said. His 120-meter solo home run was his 23rd of the season, bringing his total to three in four games and increasing his momentum. He is now within reach of the team's record of 24 Home Run by right-handed hitter, set by Haruya Inoue in 2018 and 2019.
In the seventh inning, Sato led off with a solo home run to right field, narrowing the gap to one run. In the eighth inning, Nishikawa hit a timely single to center field to tie the game. "I had been disappointed in my three at-bats up to this point, and I hadn't been able to get a hit in clutch situations in recent games, so I was really focused on getting that hit," he said, reflecting on his crucial hit.
In the bottom of the ninth defense, with one out, Yamamoto made a sliding catch on Nomura's fly ball to right field, raising the energy of the stadium and creating a sense of momentum for win.
With the score tied at 3–3, Terachi led off the ninth inning with a hit to right-center field doble to set up a scoring opportunity. Ogawa was called out intentional walk, and Soto reached on a walk Walk, putting runners on second and third with no outs bases loaded. The next batter, Yasuda, grounded out to second double play, leaving two outs with runners on second and third, and finally, Chatani grounded out to shortstop.
Nevertheless, extra inning with no outs and runners on first and second base, Yamaguchi hit a dramatic single to right-center field, putting an end to the heated battle.