Pacific League: Orix Buffaloes vs. Rakuten Eagles (26th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Buffaloes pitcher Kyosuke Saito was pulled from the game after 2 innings, having given up 5 hit 5 runs (3 earned). In the first inning, he walked the leadoff batter Nakajima, and with two outs and a runner on Walk, third baseman So fumbled McCusker's hit. With runners on first and third and two outs, he gave up a go-ahead RBI single to Murabayashi, and then an RBI single to YG's Yasuda.

In the second inning, after one out, a Walk to Po Hsiang Yang and a left-field hit allowed to Nakajima led to a threat with runners on first and second. Subsequently, with two outs and runners on second and third, a two-run doble over right field was surrendered to Muneyama, followed by an RBI single to left field by McCusker, resulting in three runs lost.

From the third inning, the second pitcher Katayama took the mound. Saito was unable to capitalize on the opportunity of his first start of the season, and it did not result in his first win in 773 days since the Lotte game on July 14, '24 (ZOZO Marine Stadium).