◆Pacific League: Lotte 10-4 Rakuten Eagles (9th, ZOZO)

Rakuten Eagles suffered a come-from-behind loss to Lotte, marking their fifth consecutive defeat. In the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs and trailing by six runs, the rain intensified, leading to the second interruption of the game, after which a rain-shortened game was declared. Their deficit has ballooned to a season-worst 29 games below .500.

They took control in the early stages. In the first inning, they took a three-run lead through Ogoh's RBI doble and other plays. Furthermore, in the second inning, they added another run with a sacrifice fly to center by McCusker.

Although he received four runs of support early on, the starting pitcher Shoji could not hold on. He gave up a solo home run to Sato at the start of the second inning. Furthermore, in the fourth inning, he gave up three runs, including a timely hit to Ogawa. The game was tied. Shoji left the mound after six innings, allowing seven hits and four runs. He was unable to secure his eighth win of the season.

Marte took the mound in the seventh inning with the score tied. As the rain intensified, he got into a bases loaded jam with two outs after giving up three walks and a Hit by Pitch, then surrendered a go-ahead grand slam to Terachi. Although they once held a four-point lead, they were unable to secure the win.