◆ Pacific League: Rakuten Eagles vs. Seibu Lions (22nd, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Seibu Lions ・ Yuto Koga catcher broke the deadlock in the match.

He started the game as the "number 5 designated hitter." In the bottom of the 8th inning with two outs and runners on first and second base, with the score still 0-0 in both teams, he connected with an outside fastball from the opposing team's second pitcher, Kutani, and hit a two-run doble down the right field line to give his team the lead.

This provided much-needed run support for starting left-hander Chihiro Sumida pitcher—a fellow 2021 draft pick who had gone scoreless through seven innings—runs pitch.