◆Pacific League Rakuten Eagles 2-5 Nippon-Ham (5th, Rakuten Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Nippon-Ham pitcher Hiromi Ito (29) earned a victory for the first time in 10 games since the match against the Softbank Hawks on June 19. Starting against the Rakuten Eagles, he acted as the closer for the first 7 innings allowing 1 runs to secure his 9th win. During that interval, he had suffered 6 losses, bringing his record to 8 wins and 9 losses, but he has now returned his win-loss record to even.

The lineup took the lead in the third inning when a double steal succeeded with no outs and runners on first and third. With two outs and runners on first and second, Reyes hit his 31st three-run home run in two consecutive games, driving in four runs at once. In the fifth inning, they added another run with Gunji's solo Home Run to left-center. Although the opponents caught up in the final stages, the team maintained their lead through a relay of pitchers.

Following the nine-game winning streak recorded in June, the team achieved their second seven-game winning streak of the season, including one draw. Although they remain in third place in the standings, the game gap with the second-place Seibu Lions has disappeared.