In the Orix vs. SoftBank match, Orix won 4-1.
○ Win: Sotani pitcher 1 win 2
● Loss: Arihara pitcher 10 wins 5 losses
◎ Home run: Orix Wakatsuki No. 6 SoftBank SoftBank Kondo No
. 26 Orix opened the scoring in the first inning with a timely infield hit by Sugimoto.
Wakatsuki added one run in the sixth on a solo shot in the sixth, and Gonzalez's two-run two-run double in the seventh extended the lead.
Starting rookie pitcher Sotani pitched six scoreless innings to earn his first professional win.
Orix beat all teams in the Pacific League.
SoftBank, which has already clinched a spot in the Climax Series, hit a solo shot in the ninth inning by Kondo to lead the way in the home run championship, but only scored one run and was unable to clinch second place in the final game.
Rakuten vs Lotte final match postponed to tomorrow
The final match between Rakuten and Lotte was postponed to tomorrow due to rain, and the final slot of the climax series will depend on the result tomorrow.
Lotte, ranked third, will win or draw, while fourth-place Rakuten will advance to the Climax Series if they win.