Pacific League: Seibu Lions 3-3 Nippon-Ham (12th, Belluna Dome)

Nippon-Ham tied with the Seibu Lions. The gap between them and the first-place Softbank Hawks widened to 10 games. The distance from the second-place Seibu Lions remained at 2.5 games. With a record of 10 wins, 12 losses, and 1 tie against the Seibu Lions, it is no longer possible for them to finish the season with a winning record against them.

Although they took the lead in the second inning with Reyes' 32nd solo home run, tying his personal best, the starting pitcher Ito could not hold on. In the fourth inning with a 1-0 lead, he faced a one-out bases loaded crisis and allowed a comeback after giving up a timely doble to the ninth batter, Genda. He also gave up a left sacrifice fly to Canario, resulting in three runs being taken. Ito left the mound after allowing 10 hits and 3 runs over 8 innings.

In the eighth inning with two outs and a runner on first, the ninth batter Narama hit a timely doble to pull back one run. Then, trailing 2-3 in the ninth with two outs, Reyes reached base with a doble to left-center. Pinch hitter Kotaro Kiyomiya followed with a timely hit to right field, allowing pinch runner Isobata to score. Although they caught up to tie the game at the last minute, they were unable to secure the win.