Pacific League: Seibu Lions 1-0 Rakuten Eagles (29th, Belluna Dome)

On the 29th, the Seibu Lions secured a victory in 2 hours and 8 minutes—the shortest game time in both leagues this season—narrowing the gap with the league-leading Softbank Hawks to five games.

Starting pitcher Chihiro Sumida shutout game Rakuten Eagles lineup with just three hit over nine innings. He held onto the one run scored in the first inning, win with a "Sumida 1" score. This was his fourth complete game of the season, the most in the league, and his third shutout game, earning him his ninth win. He smiled shyly and said, "It was almost too good to be true. I'm just glad the team won."

In the first inning, Nakajima led off with an infield hit to shortstop, but the subsequent batters were shut down, resulting in a runs start. From the second to the sixth inning, they didn't even allow hit. In the seventh inning, Tatsumi led off with a single to left hit, but in the next batter, Muneyama, they lured Tatsumi, the runner on first base, into a pickoff attempt, resulting in stolen base out and preventing a run from scoring.

In the first inning, the offense took the lead when leadoff outfielder Alexander Canario hit a 175 km/h home hitter that landed over the center field wall. Sumida single-handedly held onto that precious one-run lead.

Manager Nishiguchi also offered unreserved praise for the left-hander, saying, "It really all came down to Sumida." The team moved to 19 games over .500, tying their season high.