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

Rakuten Eagles pitcher Ryota Takinaka started the game against Seibu Lions and was taken out after 7 innings, having given up 8 hit 2 runs.

In the third inning, with two outs and runners on first and second base, he gave runs a run on a right-field RBI single to Canario, conceding the first run. However, he then pitch tenaciously, holding on despite allowing runner on base.

It was the seventh inning, right after his teammates had tied the game. With one out and a runner on second base, he found himself in a jam when Sato Futoshi hit a timely doble down the left field line, giving up the go-ahead run. He pitched well in the game, but he couldn't secure his sixth win of the season.

Despite getting runner on base, the offense double play three double plays by the seventh inning. They continue to struggle to deliver that final push.