Six games were played in professional baseball, and Yakult took the lead for the first time in the 113th game of the season with five consecutive victories with a draw.
Central League
▽ DeNA vs. Yakult, Yakult won 2-1.
Yakult caught up with Santana's timely two-base four times, 0 to 1, and won the ninth inning with a pinch hitter, Nakamura's timely.
The second pitcher, Shimizu, is the third win, and the second pitcher, McGuff, is the 22nd save.
Yakult extended the winning streak across the draw to five.
DeNA didn't take advantage of the chance with three double plays.
▽ Chunichi vs. Hanshin won 2-1 with Chunichi.
Chunichi took the lead with Viciedo's timely two-base once, and scored additional points with Takuya Kinoshita's timely two-base six times.
Starting pitcher Matsuba is the fifth win with three consecutive wins with no runs in the sixth inning.
Chunichi stopped the losing streak at 5.
In Hanshin, starting pitcher Aoyagi was tenacious with 2 goals in the 6th inning, but the batting line did not take advantage of the chance and the counterattack was only 1 point.
▽ Hiroshima vs. Giants The Giants won 13-0.
The Giants took the lead in the first inning with Kazuma Okamoto's two-point timely, and in the third inning, he scored five points with a batter's round of attacks such as Sakamoto's timely two-base and Maru's timely.
Starting pitcher Togo scored five hits in seven innings and won his ninth win for the first time in about three months with no runs.
In Hiroshima, starting pitcher Guri collapsed with 7 goals in the middle of the 3rd inning due to bad defense of his allies.
Pacific League
▽ロッテ 対 ソフトバンクはソフトバンクが4対1で勝ちました。ソフトバンクは2回、牧原大成選手の犠牲フライで1点を先制。4回はデスパイネ選手のタイムリーなどで2点を奪い、7回にはリチャード選手の4号のソロで1点を追加しました。先発した千賀投手は8回途中まで1失点で6勝目。
ロッテは散発のヒット3本で1点を返すのが精いっぱいでした。
▽オリックス 対 日本ハムはオリックスが5対3で勝ちました。オリックスは0対3の7回、伏見選手のタイムリーと内野ゴロの間に2点を返し、2アウト満塁から紅林選手の走者一掃のタイムリースリーベースで一気に逆転しました。4人目の山田投手が今シーズン初勝利をあげ、9回を締めた平野佳寿投手が20セーブ目です。
日本ハムは先発の伊藤投手が7回に崩れ、3連敗となりました。
▽西武 対 楽天は楽天が4対2で勝ちました。楽天は1点を追う3回、浅村選手の14号ツーランで逆転。6回は山崎剛選手のタイムリー、8回には鈴木大地選手の犠牲フライで突き放しました。先発した早川投手は6回途中まで2失点でしのぎ9勝目。小刻みな投手リレーで追加点を許しませんでした。
西武は先発の浜屋投手が5回途中2失点でしたが、フォアボール6個、デッドボール1個と乱調で試合を作れませんでした。