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

Seibu Lions Takeya Nakamura infielder came in as a pinch hitter in the 11th inning with two outs and , and smashed a grand slam over the left-field fence—his first of the season.He skillfully connected with an inside fastball from left-hander Tai. For the 43-year-old veteran, this marked his 23rd consecutive season since 2004 . With this incredibly dramatic home run—his 482nd of his career—he secured the victory in the series opener. bases loaded extra inning Home Run

Seibu Lions had given up the tying run in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs when their closer, Kaihino, gave up runs. However, their reliable slugger hit a grand slam as a bases loaded, his second of the season and his first in 16 years since 2010, to give them a big lead. Although the opponent narrowed the gap to two runs in the bottom of the inning, they managed to hold on for the win.

With a one-run lead, the sixth inning came in as the sixth pitcher, closer Kaino. With two outs Walk, he had two outs and stolen base with two outs and a runner on second, and McCuscar hit a game-tying RBI single to right. After that, with third baseman Hirasawa slipping out, the team advanced to two outs with runners on second and third runner, but ultimately got Taira to swing struck out, sending the game into a extra inning series.

In the seventh inning, immediately after being tied, leadoff hitter Tsuge singled to center hit, and Genda advanced him with sacrifice bunt to the pitcher, putting a runner on second with one out. At this point, infielder Taiyo Sato stepped up to the plate and hit a timely doble down the left field line, giving his team the lead.

This match started at 6:30 PM, 30 minutes late due to rain. It turned into a long game, going into extra inning at 10:12 PM.