Pacific League: Nippon-Ham vs. Lotte (29th, ES CON FIELD)

Nippon-Ham pitcher Jay Ohkawa, who made his first professional start, left the mound after four innings, allowing four hits, four runs, four Walks, and two strike outs. He gave up two home runs and did not get his first professional win.

He started strong with three batters retired in order in the first inning, and in the second inning, he carried runner with two Walk but no runs. However, in the third inning, he again hit two Walk, causing a crisis with one out and runners on first and third. At that point, Sato caught a 129 km/h fork, and his 14th homer over right field hit a three-run homer. He was ahead by three runs.

In the fourth inning, after Tamiya hit his fourth home run of the season to right field to narrow the gap to two runs, he gave up his seventh home run of the season to Meiji University alumnus Ueda, putting the opponent back in the lead by three runs.

The lineup exploded, scoring five runs in the fourth inning to take the lead. However, he did not take the mound in the fifth, and his first professional win was put on hold.