Ro 1-3 Raku (4th) Hayakawa wins for the first time with a good pitch (Kyodo News)

Rakuten's Hayakawa scored his first victory of the season with a good pitch of 2 hits and 1 conceded goal in the 7th inning. The strike line took first place in the 4th inning with a timely hit from rookie Soyama, and Abe hit a solo home run in the 5th inning. In the 9th inning, they added points with 4 pushes. Norimoto, who finished the 9th inning, made his second save. Lotte didn't perform well in the strike line and lost 3 times in a row.