Six games were played in professional baseball, and Lotte, who was second in the Pacific League, beat Orix, who was the leader, and the magic number "9" to win was lit for the first time.

Lotte's magic number has been lit for the first time in 51 years.

Pacific League

In Orix vs. Lotte, Lotte won 6-1.


Lotte scored 3 points in the 1st time with Laird's timely 2 base and Echebarrier's 2 points timely two base.

In the second inning, Shogo Nakamura expanded his lead in a timely manner.

Starting pitcher Roki Sasaki scored five hits in six innings with no runs and scored his third win since August 28th.

Lotte's magic number "9" to win the championship was lit for the first time.

Lotte's magic number has been lit for the first time in 51 years.


In Orix, starting pitcher Miyagi collapsed with 5 goals in the 5th inning, and he lost 3 games in a row with one draw in between.



In Rakuten vs. Softbank, Softbank won 6-5.


In the 8th inning, immediately after the 2 to 5 match, Softbank caught up with Yanagita's two-point timely error from bases loaded with two outs, and then won with a pinch hitter, Kawashima's timely three-base.

The third pitcher, Tsumori, won the second victory.


Rakuten was hit by pitcher Anraku, who pitched in the 8th inning, and the defensive turmoil echoed.



In Nippon-Ham vs. Seibu, Seibu won 3-0.


Seibu took the lead in the 6th inning with Nakamura's No. 16 2 run, and in the 8th inning, Nakamura hit No. 17 solo for 2 at-bats in a row to score additional points.

Starting pitcher Matsumoto has hit three in seven innings and is the ninth win with no runs.

Pitcher Taira gave the 20th save.


Nippon-Ham suffered a shutout defeat because the starting pitcher Ito, who was tenacious with 2 goals in the 7th inning, could not support the batting line.

Central League

Chunichi vs. Yakult drew 1: 1.


Chunichi caught up with Katsura's timely 3 base in the 7th inning, 0 to 1.

Starting pitcher Katsuno was tenacious with one goal in the sixth inning, and the relief team was also full.


Yakult couldn't support the starting pitcher, who pitched well with one goal in the seventh inning, with only one goal from Santana's No. 15 solo in the second inning.

Yakult, who drew, lost one magic to victory and became "7".



In Giants vs. Hanshin, Hanshin won 3-0.


Hanshin broke the equilibrium in the 9th inning of 0-0 with Itayama's timely 2 base, followed by Kinami's 2 points timely 2 base and scored 3 points this time.

Starting pitcher Takahashi threw seven innings, one hit, and no runs, and took 11 strikeouts.

The second pitcher, Iwasaki, won the third victory.


The Giants had only one hit, and suffered 14 strikeouts, resulting in eight consecutive losses with one draw in between.



In Hiroshima vs. DeNA, Hiroshima won 5-3.


Hiroshima caught up with Seiya Suzuki's No. 35 solo in the 4th inning of 0 to 1, and in the 5th inning, Kozono and Nishikawa won 2 points in a row in a timely manner.

In the 6th inning, which was caught up by 1 point, Kozono added 2 points in a timely manner.

Starting pitcher Daichi Ohsera is the ninth win with two goals in the sixth inning.


DeNA was defensively disturbed.