Six professional baseball games were played, and in the Pacific League, second-place SoftBank lost, while third-place Rakuten and fourth-place Lotte won, narrowing the gap between second and fourth place to 6.2 games for the Climax Series spot. In the Central League, DeNA won a shutout and moved up to second place, along with Hiroshima, who lost in the final game of the season.

《Pacific League》

SoftBank ×Japan Ham

SoftBank vs. Japan Ham was won by Japan Ham 4-3.

○ Wins: Uezawa pitcher 9 wins and 9 losses.
Savings: Pitcher Masayoshi Tanaka 2-3, 25 saves.
- Loss: Ishikawa pitcher 4 wins and 8 losses.
◎ Home runs: Japan Ham Alcantara No. 4, Tamiya No. 2.

Japan Ham opened the scoring with Alcantara's solo shot in the second inning and came back from a one-run deficit in the third on Tamiya's three-run homer.

Japan was held to a no-hitter except for two home runs, but starting pitcher Uezawa allowed three runs in six innings to earn his ninth win, and pitcher Masayoshi Tanaka earned his 2th save.

SoftBank had 1 hits but only scored three.

ORIX × Rakuten

Orix vs. Rakuten was won by Rakuten 8-2.

○ Wins: Shoji pitcher 5 wins and 3 losses.
- Losses: Kuroki pitcher 1 win and 5 losses.

Rakuten scored two runs in the first inning on a timely hit by an Shimauchi player.

Shimauchi hit timely two-base hits to extend the lead in the second and fourth innings and had five RBIs.

Starting pitcher Shoji tossed five innings and gave up two runs while allowing nine hits to earn his fifth win.

Rakuten moved into a tie for second place with three consecutive wins.

Orix started pitcher Kuroki and gave up five runs in two innings.

Lotte × Seibu

Lotte vs Seibu was won by Lotte 3-2.

○ Wins: Pitcher Toshiya Nakamura 2 wins and 1 loss.
Saves: Sawada pitched 2 wins and 1 save.
- Losses: Sumida pitcher 9 wins and 10 losses.
◎ Home run: Lotte Wada No. 3.

Lotte created a bases-loaded opportunity with consecutive hits and foreballs with no runners on with two outs in the seventh inning, chasing one run, and came back with a timely two-run double by pinch hitter Oka.

Third pitcher Toshiya Nakamura earned his second win and Sawada earned his first professional save.

Lotte has returned to 1% of the winning percentage.

Seibu pitched a complete game by Sumida, who was aiming for his first double-digit win and 7th win, but suffered his 2th loss and the team lost three in a row.

Lotte is 2.3 games behind SoftBank and Rakuten, who are in second place.

《Central League》

Hiroshima× Hanshin

Hiroshima vs Hanshin was won by Hanshin 6-5.

○ Wins: 1 win by Okaru pitcher.
Savings: Iwasaki pitched 3-2, 35 saves.
●Losses: Tokoda pitcher 11 wins and 7 losses.
◎ Home run: Teruaki Sato No. 23 of Hanshin.
Hiroshima Kozono No. 6.

Trailing by one run, Hanshin tied the game in the fourth inning on a timely hit by Chikamoto, and Teruaki Sato's three-run double in the fifth inning gave them the win.

The second pitcher, Okaru, earned his first professional victory, and Hanshin ended a three-game losing streak.

Hiroshima's pitching relay, including the use of Tokoda as a reliever, backfired, and they were unable to fight back in the ninth inning.

DeNA×Chunichi

In DeNA vs. Chunichi, DeNA won 4-0.

○ Wins: Onuki pitcher 5 wins and 4 losses.
- Loss: Pitcher Hiroto Takahashi 7 wins and 11 losses.

DeNA scored two runs in the first inning on a timely hit by Daejeon, and added another run in the next two innings thanks to Daejeon's timely groundout.

The starting pitcher pitched at a good pace and allowed just two hits on 1 pitches in nine innings to earn his first professional shutout victory.

With three consecutive wins, DeNA will move up to second place behind Hiroshima, and if they win the final race on the 2th of this month, they will be the sole second place and will host the Climax Series at their home base.

Chunichi pitcher Hiroto Takahashi gave up a run early in the innings and failed to win four consecutive games for the first time this season.

Yakult × the Giant

The Giants vs Yakult were won 1-0 by the Giants.

○ Wins: Griffin pitchers 6 wins and 5 losses.
Savings: Nakagawa pitched 1-4, 14 saves.
- Losses: Yamano pitcher 1 win and 3 losses.
◎ Home run: Giant Kishida No. 2.

The Giants saved one run in the fifth inning on Kishida's solo shot by a three-pitcher relay.

Starting pitcher Griffin pitched seven scoreless innings with four hits and no runs to earn his sixth win in nearly two months.

Matsuda, who has announced his retirement after the season, started in the sixth and third and didn't get a hit in two at-bats, and retired to the bench after six innings.

Yakult had five hits and a lackluster batting lineup.