Pacific League: Lotte 2-4 Softbank Hawks (27th, ZOZO Marine)

Softbank Hawks took an early 4-0 lead in the second inning with an RBI doble by Shoji and a two-run RBI single by Kurihara. Starting pitcher Kamichatani closer the opponent to just two runs through six innings, and then Tsunomori, Matsumoto Yu, and Sugiyama closed out the game from the seventh inning onwards.

closer Sugiyama failed to hold onto a two-run lead in the same series on the 26th, but he got his revenge the next day, recording his 25th save. The team won their first series in four, and their magic number for winning the championship is now 21.