On September 23, in the 25th game between Fukuoka Softbank and Saitama Seibu Lions held in MIZUHO PayPay Dome, Fukuoka Softbank won decisively 10-3. Their head-to-head record ended this season's Saitama Seibu Lions game with 14 wins and 11 losses.

Fukuoka Softbank Starting pitcher Naoyuki Uwasawa pitcher gave up the lead in the first inning with a timely hit by player Taiga Kojima. Even so, in the bottom of the inning, player Tatsuru Yanagimachi hit his second solo homer. They created another opportunity with runners on first and second and no outs, and thanks to Taisei Makihara 's timely doble, they scored three runs in the inning and succeeded in taking the lead.

pitcher Uwasawa showed a rebound, hitting five consecutive inning hit pitch from the second inning onward. In the bottom of the fifth, the lineup added four runs with Kensuke Kondo 's timely hit and Yudai Yamamoto's third three-run homer. In the bottom of the sixth, Ryoya Kurihara hit his 39th three-run homer, bringing the score to 10-1.

In the top of the 7th, the second pitcher Yuki Tsumori pitcher, and in the 8th, although Kobayashi Juto pitcher each carried runner, they closer runs without a . With the score gap wide, Ryo Oyama pitcher took the mound in the top of the final 9th inning. With two outs, he gave up his 11th two-run homer to Shinya Hasegawa, but did not allow any further runs afterward.

win Fukuoka Softbank was Uwasawa pitcher 6 innings, 91 pitches, 2 hit 2 Walk 8 strike out 1 runs. He earned his 9th win of the season. The batting lineup saw Yuki Yanagita hit hitting .300 in one game for the first time since July 7, 2023, while Yanagimachi hit 3 hit. Yu Yamamoto hit a home run for the first time since May 28.

Meanwhile, the defeated Saitama Seibu Lions had their starting pitcher Natsuki Takeuchi pitcher fail to fulfill their role, throwing 88 pitches in 4.0 innings, 9 hit 1 Walk 2, strike out 6 runs. In the final inning, Hasegawa recorded an early Home Run in September. Keisuke Nakata substitutes also followed with doble, but the counterattack was not enough.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
H 3 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 X 10

L ●Natsuki Takeuchi-Shunsuke Sato-Wataru Matsumoto-Yuta Nakamura
H ○Naoyuki Uwasawa-Yuki Tsumori-Tatsuto Kobayashi-Ryo Oyama

Text by So Yokoyama