◆ Pacific League: Seibu Lions vs. Nippon-Ham (25th, Belluna Dome)

Seibu Lions Kaima Taira pitcher (26) started Game Nippon-Ham (Belluna Dome), threw 105 pitches over 7 innings, pitched 6 hit runs, and 9 strike out, earning double-digit win for the second time since 2023 with 11 wins, earning his 10th win (3 losses) and was taken out. In the 6th inning, he recorded five pitches of 160 km/h that day. ERA was 1.46.

It was a pitching duel with pitcher Hiromi Ito (28), who was a teammate on the 2021 Tokyo Olympics Japan national team. In the first inning, he retired the side in order with just seven pitches, including striking out Kotaro Kiyomiya swinging with one out. In the second inning, he struck out two consecutive batters and finished the inning in nine pitches, keeping his pitch count to just 16 by the end of the second. In the third inning, after allowing a hit to center field by Tamiya with two outs and no runners, he put a runner on for the first time, and then third baseman Watanabe committed an error on Narama's ground ball. Despite facing a jam with runners on first and third and two outs, he shifted gears, throwing three 159 km/h pitches to Kiyomiya and getting him to ground out to third to escape the inning.

In the fourth inning, he faced a cleanup from third batter Reyes, but after 14 pitches, he retired all three batters, including two struck out. In the fifth inning, he was hit by consecutive hits from leadoff hitter Otsuka and Mizutani, putting runners on second and third with no outs. Otsuka started with runner third baseman on right line line from Asama, but Canario from right fielder tagged out with a good throw. At a critical moment, manager Shinjo of Nippon-Ham requested a call, but the call was not overturned, and he held his ground with no runs. Then, in the bottom of the fifth, Nakata's timely triple allowed the long-awaited lead run.

In the sixth inning with a one-run lead, Taira faced a jam with two outs and runners on first and second, but he shifted gears instantly. On his 85th pitch, the first to Arizono, he clocked his fastest speed of the day at 160 km/h. He then hit 160 km/h on five out of six pitches from his 85th to 90th, striking out Arizono looking and electrifying the home crowd. In the bottom of the sixth, three consecutive hits starting with the sixth batter Kishi created a one-out, bases loaded opportunity, and Nakada hit another sacrifice fly to left. The unexpected contributor, who had zero RBIs this season, extended the lead with RBIs in two consecutive plate appearances. In the seventh inning, with two outs and runners on first and second, he struck out Narama swinging with a 159 km/h fastball, protecting the lead. Ito left the game after seven innings, seven hits, and two runs. Taira also left the mound after seven innings.