◇ Tohoku Rakuten Eagles vs Chiba Lotte Marines 15th Round (18th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 's Kosei Shoji pitcher pitched 6 innings with 77 pitches, 3 hit, no walks Hit by Pitch 6 strike out 2 runs to secure the win.

First, with two outs and hit in the first inning, runner to first base, and then Koki Yamaguchi allowed the lead with his 21st two-run homer. Even so, in the top of the second, all three batters retired in order, and in the top of the third, they recorded a stunning pitch with three consecutive struck out. Then, in the bottom of the third, the lineup responded to Shoji pitcher 's powerful pitching and succeeded in taking the lead. Shoji pitcher retired the three in the top of the fourth and fifth innings, and in the top of the sixth, despite carrying runner in scoring position, he ultimately retired Naonori Yasuda player struck out swinging and leaving the mound.

The team won 6-2 win. After being taken out, pitcher Shoji regretted giving up in the first inning, saying, "While I was being careful, I kept getting hit by the same hitter so many times that home run was disappointing," but he showed excellent correction skills and earned his first win in a month.