The final game of the regular season of the professional baseball and Pacific League will be held on the 2nd, and the winner will be decided by Softbank in the lead or Orix in the second place.
The leader, Softbank, who had set the magic number to victory as "1", lost to Seibu on the night of the 1st, and the victory decision of the Pacific League was carried over to the final match on the 2nd.
Softbank will face Lotte at ZOZO Marine Stadium in Chiba City, while Orix will face Rakuten at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi in Sendai City.
If Softbank wins or draws, the league championship for the first time in two years will be decided.
Even if Softbank loses, if Orix draws or loses, the championship will be decided.
If Orix wins and Softbank loses, they will both have 76 wins and 65 losses and two draws.
Softbank pitcher Yugo Bando will be the starting lineup for the 2nd day.
Lotte pitcher Kazuya Kojima.
Orix is pitcher Daiki Tajima, and Rakuten is pitcher Masahiro Tanaka.
Both games start at 6pm.