In professional baseball, six games were played, and Central League leader Hanshin came from behind to beat second-place Hiroshima, extending their winning streak to "6" with three straight wins in three head-to-head games, and setting the magic number to win the championship at "2".

《Central League》

Hanshin×Hiroshima

In the match between Hanshin and Hiroshima, Hanshin won 5-1.

○ Win: Masashi Ito 10 wins 5 losses
● Loss: Kuri pitcher 7 wins 7 losses
Home runs: Hiroshima McBroom No. 6 Hanshin chased one run in the sixth inning, and Morishita caught up with a timely lead.

In the eighth inning, pinch hitters Itohara and Kinami scored two runs to score four runs.
Starting pitcher Masashi Ito pitched until the eighth inning and allowed just one run on a solo home run to earn his 1th win.
Hanshin won three straight head-to-head matches against second-place Hiroshima, and in September, they reduced their magic number to "6" by two with eight consecutive wins without a loss.

Hiroshima has lost four consecutive games with one goal scored in four consecutive games.

DeNA× Yakult

DeNA vs. Yakult was won by DeNA 6-4.

○ Win: Hamaguchi pitcher 3 wins 6 losses
▽ Saves: Morihara pitchers 2 wins, 1 loss, 12 saves
● Losses: Yamano pitchers 1 win 2 losses
Home runs: Yakult Osuna No.

20 DeNA tied the game in the 5th inning, Sano, Maki, Miyazaki scored five goals in one fell swoop with three consecutive timely strikes from the center axis.
Starting pitcher Hamaguchi pitched until the middle of the eighth inning and gave up two runs to earn his third win.

Yakult's starting pitcher, Yamano, gave up six runs in the middle of the fifth inning, and the batting line pushed the deficit to two runs in the eighth, but it was not reachable.

Giants × Chunichi

The Giants vs. Chunichi were won by the Giants 2-1.

○ Wins: Mendez pitchers 5 wins 4
losses ▽ Saves: Nakagawa pitchers 1 win, 3 losses, 12 saves
● Losses: Yanagi pitchers 4 wins 10 losses
Home runs: Giants Sakamoto No. 18 The Giants opened the scoring with Sakamoto's solo home run in the second inning.

They added one run in the fifth inning on a timely two-base hit by Kadowaki.
Starting pitcher Mendes pitched six scoreless innings to earn his fifth win, while the Giants won their third straight game with a tie in between.

Chunichi scored their first run in 2 innings thanks to a timely groundout by Akiya Ishikawa in the seventh inning, but they only scored this one run and lost four consecutive games to secure fourth place or lower.

《Pacific League》

Lotte × ORIX

Lotte vs. Orix was won by Orix 2-0.

○ Win: Miyagi pitcher 10 wins 4 losses
▽ Saves: Yoshitoshi Hirano 3 wins, 2 losses, 25 saves
● Loss: Aki Sasaki 7-3 Orix

opened the scoring in the first inning on a timely groundout by Mori and scored an extra run in the seventh on a timely hit by pinch hitter Nishino.
Starting pitcher Miyagi pitched eight innings, allowing one hit and no runs, earning his 1th double-digit win for the third consecutive year.
Orix's magic number for winning the championship was reduced by two to 7.

Lotte started pitcher Aki Sasaki, who had been sidelined since late July due to a torn left flank, and threw three innings and gave up one run. Lotte has lost four in a row.

SoftBank × Rakuten

SoftBank vs. Rakuten won 6-4.

○ Wins: Shoji 4 wins 3 losses
▽ Saves: Matsui Hiroki 1 win, 3 losses, 33 saves ● Losses: Bando pitchers 5 wins 4 losses

Home runs: SoftBank Yanagida No.

20Rakuten scored three runs in the first inning on a timely two-base hit by Murabayashi and a timely hit by Ryosuke Tatsumi, and extended the lead with timely groundouts by Asamura in the second and Murabayashi in the third.
The starting pitcher, Shoji, threw five innings and gave up eight hits and four runs, but with the support of the batting lineup, he earned his fourth win.

SoftBank caught up with Yanagida's two-run shot, but it couldn't come close.

Japan Ham × Seibu

Japan Ham vs. Seibu was won by Seibu 10-0.

○ Win: Takahashi 10-8
● Loss: Ito 7-9

Seibu scored two runs in the second inning on a timely hit by Hiruma, and added four runs in the third inning.
He continued to score runs and hit a season-high 2 hits from all starters.
Starting pitcher Takahashi pitched six scoreless innings to mark his third consecutive double-digit win and 2th win, while Seibu won five in a row.

Japan-Ham starter Ito gave up six runs in the middle of the third inning, ending a five-game losing streak.