On September 5, the 21st game between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham was held at Rakuten Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi, and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham won 5 to 2.

In the top of the 3rd inning, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham took a 1-point lead on a delayed steal from no outs and runners on 1st and 3rd after consecutive hits by Taiki Narama and Ryohei Hosokawa. After that, Reyes hit his 31st 3-run home run, marking his second consecutive game with a home run. In the top of the 5th inning, Yuya Gunji added another run with his 6th solo home run, making the score 5 to 0.

Starting pitcher Hiromi Ito continued to pitch effectively, closing out key situations despite giving up hits. In the bottom of the 6th inning, he allowed a hit with one out and runners on 1st and 2nd, but the runner was thrown out at home thanks to a great throw by right fielder Hosokawa. In a crisis with no outs and runners on 2nd and 3rd in the bottom of the 7th inning, he limited the damage to 1 run on an infield grounder.

In the bottom of the 8th inning, pitcher Yi-Lei Sun allowed 1 run, but pitcher Mizuki Hori, who took over with one out and runners on 1st and 2nd, escaped without giving up any runs. In the top of the 9th inning, pitcher Taisei Yanagawa closed the game, which ended 5 to 2. Pitcher Ito marked his first win since June 19, throwing 90 pitches over 7 innings with 8 hits, 0 Walks, 0 Hit by Pitch, 4 strike out, and 1 runs. The team extended its winning streak, including a draw, to 7.

For the defeated Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, starting pitcher Takahisa Hayakawa took his 7th loss, allowing 5 runs on 4 hits, 2 Walks, and 4 strike out over 6 innings and 104 pitches. The lineup ended with only 2 runs despite a total of 10 hits, suffering consecutive losses. YG Yasuda recorded 3 hits, and Yuya Ogo recorded 2 hits.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
F 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2

F ○Hiromi Ito-Yi-Lei Sun-Mizuki Hori-S Taisei Yanagawa
E ●Takahisa Hayakawa-Ren Kajiya-Daichi Shibata-Masaya Nishigaki