◆Pacific League: Orix Buffaloes 7x-6 Lotte (10th extra inning, 5th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Lotte suffered a walk-off loss in an extra inning against the Orix Buffaloes, marking their second consecutive defeat. With 53 wins, 62 losses, and 3 draws in 118 games this season, they are now 9 games below .500, tying their worst record of the season.

In the sixth inning, after starter Ojima allowed the game to be tied 4-4, Yagi took the mound with one out and runners on first and second. Although a wild pitch put runners on second and third, he got Nishikawa to ground out to second and pinch-hitter Mune to line out to first, pitching 2/3 of an inning with 10 pitches and allowing no runs.

Then, in the 7th inning, the lineup scored two runs on Fujiwara's RBI hit and Yamaguchi's RBI doble to take a 6-4 lead.

In the seventh inning, the third pitcher, Nakamori, gave up a solo home run to Kurebayashi, narrowing the lead to one run.

With a 6-5 lead, the closer Yokoyama took the mound in the 9th inning. He attempted to seal the victory, but after facing a crisis with runners on first and second and two outs following Mune's right-field hit and other factors, he gave up a timely hit to Nakagawa. The score was tied, and the game entered an extra inning.

Then in the 10th extra inning, the sixth pitcher Ono was caught, and they suffered the humiliation of a walk-off loss.