◆ Pacific League: Seibu Lions vs. Nippon-Ham (23rd, Belluna Dome)

Seibu Lions starting pitcher, Chihiro Sumida was pulled from the game after four innings, having given up nine hit strike out three, and runs Walk four earned). runs allowed were his worst performance since joining the team as the first overall pick in the 2021 draft.

In the first inning, with two outs, he gave up doble down the left field line to Reyes, but he managed to shut down the subsequent doble and get off to a runs start. In the second inning, he gave up a double to Yoshida to right-center field, and with two outs and a bases loaded on second, he walked two consecutive batters to Walk with two outs, but he got Mizuno closer out to second base to get out of the inning.

However, in the third inning, immediately after his team scored the first run, with two outs, consecutive hits put runners on first and third base, and Nomura hit a 116 km/h curveball on the inside corner for a go-ahead 3-run homer, his 13th of the season.

In the fourth inning, Mizuno hit a ground ball to second base, which second second baseman Takizawa fumbled, allowing Mizuno to reach base. With one out and a runner on first, Reyes hit a two-run homer, his 21st of the season. After that, hit, a Walk, and a balk by the pitcher put runners on second and third with two outs, before Hosokawa hit a two-run single to left field, giving up four runs in the inning and further widening the deficit.