Pacific League leader Softbank 5 consecutive wins 2nd place Game difference 4 behind Lotte October 15 23:20

Six night games were played in professional baseball, and in the Pacific League, the leader Softbank won and the second place Lotte lost, and the game difference widened to four.

Pacific League

▽ In Orix vs. Softbank, Softbank won 9-4.



In the 6th inning of 2 to 2, Softbank won a big victory by scoring 5 points in a timely and pinch hitter by Akira Nakamura and a full-base home run by Hasegawa.

Starting pitcher Ishikawa is the eighth win with two goals in the fifth inning.

The team has won 5 straight games.



Orix lost three games in a row.



▽ Lotte vs. Rakuten, Rakuten won 6-0.



In the 2nd inning, Kofukada's 2 points timely two base and Suzuki Daichi's timely 4 points were preempted, and in the 6th inning, 2 points were added by squeeze play.

Starting pitcher Kishi took two hits and 13 strikeouts, and is the fourth win in the shutout for the first time in two years.



Lotte wasn't enthusiastic about throwing.



▽ Nippon-Ham vs. Seibu, Nippon-Ham won 8-3.



Nippon-Ham took the lead with Kondo's two-point timely two-base in the first inning.

In the second inning, Kondo and Nakata scored three points in a timely manner, and continued to score points thereafter.

Starting pitcher Martinez is the second win with 3 goals in the 6th inning.



Seibu miscalculated that Pitcher Neil had 5 goals in the middle of the 3rd inning.

Central League

▽ Giants vs. Hiroshima was extended 10 times, and was drawn 5 to 5 by regulation.



The Giants won 4 points in the 1-on-1 3 times and Okamoto's 2-point timely two-base, but Hiroshima caught up with Matsuyama's No. 8 Touran in the 5th inning. At the end of the game, the relief teams of both teams were full.



Although it was a draw, the magic number for the Giants' victory was reduced by one to "8".



▽ Chunichi vs. Hanshin won 5-3.



In the 9th inning, chasing 2 to 3 and 1 point, Takahashi hit No. 6 three-run from 2 out 2nd base and 3rd base to win a come-from-behind goodbye. Chunichi has won 5 consecutive victories.



Hanshin took the lead in the 8th inning, but Suarez pitcher collapsed and lost 3 consecutive games.



▽ Yakult vs. DeNA, Yakult won 4-3.



Yakult made a comeback by scoring 3 points twice, chasing 1 point, with Nishiura's timely two base and Tashiro's timely three base. In the 5th inning, Murakami scored an additional point with No. 22 solo. Starting pitcher Daiki Yoshida is the second win with a good pitching of 2 goals in the 6th inning. Yakult's losing streak stopped at 4.



DeNA caught up late, but didn't.