◆ Pacific League Softbank Hawks 0-3 Orix Buffaloes (23rd, Mizuho PayPay Dome)

Softbank Hawks suffered their first loss to Orix Buffaloes in four games. This was their sixth shutout game loss of the season, the first being against Orix Buffaloes on June 23rd (at Mizuho PayPay Dome). Starting pitcher Haru Matsumoto pitched seven runs, allowing only one run, but suffered his third loss (8 wins), ending the left-hander's six-game winning streak.

In the previous day’s matchup against the same opponent, they had secured a convincing victory with 12 hit 7 runs, but on this day, they were held to 2 hit through seven innings against Soya. They didn’t even reach second base, and struck out were also recorded eight times.They were also held in check by Yamazaki and Machado from the eighth inning onward, suffering their first shutout loss in two months. Manager Yuki Kokubo conceded, “There weren’t many hittable pitches today. We couldn’t even reach second base.”