On September 9, the 24th game between Fukuoka Softbank and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham was held at MIZUHO PayPay Dome, and Fukuoka Softbank won 5-4.

In the bottom of the 1st inning, Fukuoka Softbank took the lead with Kensuke Kondo 's 26th solo home run. However, in the top of the 2nd, starting pitcher Naoyuki Uwasawa gave up a game-tying RBI doble to Naoki Arizono with one out and runners on 1st and 3rd. After that, with one out and runners on 2nd and 3rd, they allowed the go-ahead run on a groundout to second, and in the top of the 3rd, they gave up Kotaro Kiyomiya 's 18th solo home run.

Nevertheless, in the bottom of the 3rd, they turned the game around with Ukyo Shuto 's RBI hit and Ryoya Kurihara 's 37th two-run home run. In the bottom of the 4th, they connected consecutive hits with two outs and added another run on an RBI error. Pitcher Uwasawa did not allow any runs from the 4th inning onwards, leaving the mound after 6 innings, 92 pitches, 5 hits, 1 Hit by Pitch, 8 strike outs, and 3 runs.

​Yuki Tsumori pitched a scoreless top of the 7th, and Yuki Matsumoto followed with a scoreless top of the 8th. In the top of the 9th, Kazuki Sugiyama allowed 1 run but held the lead, and the game ended 5-4. Starting pitcher Uwasawa earned his 8th win of the season, and in the lineup, Shuto and Kondo each recorded 2 hits and 1 RBI. The pitching and hitting combined for a consecutive victory.

The losing pitcher for Hokkaido Nippon-Ham, starter Kota Tatsu, took his 7th loss after pitching 3.2 innings, 80 pitches, 7 hits, 0 walks/Hit by Pitch, 5 strike outs, and 5 runs (4 earned runs). The runs allowed in the middle of the game, including home runs and errors by teammates, proved costly, resulting in a consecutive loss. Additionally, Leo Shibata recorded 2 hits, including his first professional hit.

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

F ●Kota Tatsu-Kenta Uehara-Ren Fukushima-Hiroya Shimamoto-Yi-Lei Sun
H ○Naoyuki Uwasawa-Yuki Tsumori-Yuki Matsumoto-S Kazuki Sugiyama

Text by Aoi Nemoto