Six professional baseball games were played, and the Pacific League was won by Orix, the leader and Lotte, who finished second, lost, so the magic number for Orix's championship was reduced to "6".

《Pacific League》

ORIX × Rakuten

Orix vs. Rakuten was won by Orix 6-4.

○ Wins: Udagawa pitcher 4 wins 2 saves ▽ Saves: Yamazaki Soichiro 1 win 8 saves

● Loss: Song pitcher 2 wins 1 loss
◎ Home runs: Orix Gonzalez No. 10, Rakuten Asamura No. 24

Orix tied the game in the eighth inning on Sugimoto's timely bases-loaded walk and added one more run between the infield runs.

Miyagi, who had not given up a run in the last three games, started the game and gave up two runs in the first inning, but he pitched until the middle of the eighth inning and gave up four runs, and Orix advanced to the climax series.

Rakuten was hit by a fourth Song pitcher shortly after tying the game.

Seibu × Lotte

Seibu vs Lotte was won by Seibu 3-2.

○ Wins: Sumida 9 wins 8 losses
▽ Saves: Chris Ski pitchers 5 saves
● Losses: Aki Sasaki 7 wins 4
losses ◎ Home runs: Lotte Oka 6

Seibu took a three-run lead in the first inning on a dead ball pushed out from a two-out bases-loaded walk and a timely two-base hit by Sozaki, and escaped with a pitcher's relay. Starting pitcher Sumida pitched six innings with two hits and no runs to earn his ninth win.

Lotte struggled to control their starting pitcher Aki Sasaki, throwing out three foreballs and three dead balls in the first inning, and they have lost two consecutive games since returning from injury by giving up three runs in the third inning.

Since the leader Orix won and the second place Lotte lost, Orix's magic number for the championship was reduced by two to "1".

Japan Ham × SoftBank

Japan Ham vs SoftBank was won by Japan Ham 6-1.

○ Wins: Nemoto pitchers 2 wins
● Losses: Wada pitchers 6 wins 6 losses
◎ Home runs: SoftBank Kondo No.

22Japan Ham scored two runs in the second inning, including a bunt hit by Narama from third base with two outs, and extended their lead in the fifth inning with timely triples by Martinez, Tsuyoshi Matsumoto and Nomura. The 2-year-old starting pitcher pitched six innings, allowing two hits and no runs to earn his second win.
Japan Ham has won three in a row.

SoftBank lost its third straight game when 2-year-old Wada gave up five runs in five innings.

《Central League》

Hanshin × DeNA

Hanshin vs. DeNA was won by DeNA 1-0.

○ Wins: Wendelken pitcher 2 wins 2
losses ▽ Saves: Morihara pitchers 2 wins, 1 loss, 14 saves ● Losses: Brewer pitchers 1 loss

◎ Home runs: DeNA Ota No.

4DeNA was 0-0 in the ninth inning when pinch hitter Ohta hit a solo home run, which became the winning run. Wendelken, who threw eight one-innings in the third, earned his second win.

Hanshin started pitcher Murakami pitched six scoreless innings, but the fourth Brewer pitcher was hit and the batter was held scoreless with three hits.

Chunichi×Hiroshima

In the match between China and Japan, Hiroshima won 3-0.

○ Win: Kuri pitcher 8 wins 7 losses
▽ Saves: Kuribayashi pitchers 3 wins, 7 losses, 16 saves
● Loss: Yanagi pitcher 4 wins 11 losses

Hiroshima scored two runs in the sixth inning on a timely two-base hit by Hazuki and a timely double by Kozono. In the ninth inning, they scored an extra run on a timely hit by pinch hitter Sueba.
Starting pitcher Kuri pitched seven scoreless innings to earn his eighth win. Kuribayashi closed out the ninth inning with a Shimauchi pitcher in between.

Chunichi continued to struggle and was unable to support starting pitcher Yanagi who pitched well, giving up two runs in eight innings.

Yakult × the Giants won the bye 3-2.

○ Wins: Pitchers 3 wins, 14 saves
● Losses: Shimizu pitchers 1 win, 8 losses
◎ Home runs: Giants Maru No. 17, Okamoto Kazuma No. 41, Yakult Santana No.

16The Giants returned from injury in the ninth inning with a one-run lead, and for the first time in nearly three months, a large number of pitchers tied the game on a sacrifice fly, but Kadowaki's goodbye hit from second base with two outs tied the game and brought the winning percentage back to 1%.

Yakult's batting line was unable to support the pitching staff, and in the end, the fourth pitcher Shimizu was hit and his tenacity was not fruitful.

In the Central League, the three teams in second to fourth place in the race for the Climax Series have all won, and the game difference has not changed.