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

Rakuten Eagles 's pitcher Takahisa Hayakawa started against Seibu Lions and pitched well, allowing only 5 hit 3 Walk 7 innings without giving up any runs, but he was unable to secure his 7th win.

He kept going out at a good pace. He got off to a strong start with no runs, holding the pitch to 1 hit through the third inning. In the sixth inning with neither team scoring, he faced a crisis with two outs and runners on first and second, but remained unfazed. He got Yamamura to ground out to shortstop and got through the game. He threw 100 pitches in the 7th inning and was taken out. He built the game with a stable pitch, but was taken out with neither team scoring and missed out on his seventh win.

Seibu Lions A high-level pitcher game against starter Sumida. Hayakawa said, "We managed to drive the ball at a good tempo, but in the end, we just couldn't hit the ball. There were several walk times, and if we didn't reduce that, we really couldn't create rhythm for the batters. We have to work on those areas," he said sharply about his pitch.

Manager Yoshii commented, "According to catcher, he wasn't feeling particularly well, but he still managed to pitch a solid game. Looking at the result, it was a fantastic pitching performance."