◆ Pacific League: Rakuten Eagles 4-6 Seibu Lions (11 extra inning) (21st, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Rakuten Eagles lost to Seibu Lions, suffering their second consecutive defeat.

Starting pitcher Takinaka gave up 8 hit 2 runs in 7 innings. He pitched a tenacious pitch, but the offense created several good opportunities but couldn't get the crucial hit. They were held to just one run through 8 innings.

Nevertheless, in the bottom of the ninth inning, trailing by one run, McCusker hit a game-tying RBI single to right field with two outs and a runner on second base, bringing the game back to a tie at the last moment.

In the 11th inning extra inning, Tai took mound. After issuing three Walk, he faced a two-out, bases loaded-loaded situation, and then gave up a game-winning bases loaded slam to pinch hitter Nakamura Takeshi. They managed to score two runs in the bottom of the inning, but it wasn't enough. Manager Yoshii commented on Tai's pitch, saying, "He's a young pitcher, so I think he's bound to make big mistakes like this, so I hope he can learn from this and do better next time."

The lineup Seibu Lions started with Takahashi, who runner but couldn't push further. The manager said, "Why is it hard to hit extra-base hits pitcher grounders pitcher We got hits, but we didn't get the final hit. Since we keep hitting pitcher, we want to think about countermeasures and break through."