◆ Pacific League League: Lotte vs. Nippon-Ham (21st, ZOZO Marine Stadium)

Nippon-Ham was again tied in the 8th inning. Kanemura, the second pitcher who took over from starter Kitayama with a one-run lead, hit a single to center off Chatani with one out, and with a Walk to Fujiwara, put runners on first and second, then Nishikawa hit a game-tying RBI single to center. With two outs and runners on first and third, third pitcher Hori struck Sato to a swing struck out. Kitayama's first 10-win streak of 2 runs in the 7th inning was lost.

In the previous day's Softbank Hawks game (ESCON) on the 20th, Fukushima was caught up after giving up a tie-grand slam to Kurihara in the 8th inning. With this, the team's inning runs reached a record 69 runs with 8 innings.

pitcher like Tanaka and Shimamoto, who are part of the winning pattern, are in a slump and are currently in the minor leagues for adjustment. The previous day's game ended in a draw after a extra inning 12-inning battle, and with many pitcher having pitched on consecutive days, they once again failed to hold on for eight innings.