Pacific League: Seibu Lions 8-4 Rakuten Eagles (28th, Belluna Dome)

The Rakuten Eagles lost the first game of the series, and their possibility of winning the league title has been completely eliminated. After 116 games, with a record of 45 wins, 69 losses, and 1 draw, they are now 24 games under .500, tying their season high.

Starter Takinaka pitched 6 innings, throwing 87 pitches, allowing 7 hits, 1 Walk, and 6 runs, suffering his 7th loss. In the first inning, he easily got two outs but faced a crisis at first and second base after consecutive hits by Hasegawa and Nevin. Then, he gave up a go-ahead 3-run homer to the right-field seats to An-Ko Lin. In the third inning, he also gave up a 2-run hit to An-Ko Lin. Although he held them scoreless from the 4th to 6th innings, he was pulled in the 7th after allowing a doble over center field to the leadoff hitter Watanabe. The 5 runs allowed through the 3rd inning proved fatal.

The lineup scored four runs in the fifth inning, including Tatsumi's 11th three-run home run, to close the gap to one run, but they were held off by the Seibu Lions pitcher staff.