Three games were played in professional baseball on the 18th, and in the Central League, there was no game of Yakult, who had the magic number of "4" to win, and Hanshin, who was in second place, won and connected his hopes.


In the Pacific League, Lotte won and took the lead, reducing the magic number by one to "6".

▼ In Hanshin vs. Hiroshima, Hanshin won 2-1.


Hanshin took the lead with Sakamoto's sacrifice fly, using the two bases of Teruaki Sato, who started for the first time in four games, as a foothold in the third inning.

In the 7th inning, itoi scored an additional point with a sacrifice fly.

Starting pitcher Masashi Itoh is the ninth win with a good pitch without any goals in the 7th inning.

Closer Suarez made a 42nd save.


In Hiroshima, starting pitcher Kuri was tenacious with 2 goals in the middle of the 7th inning, but the counterattack of the batting line was slow and the team's winning streak stopped at 3.


As a result, Yakult's magic number remains unchanged at "4".



▼ Seibu vs. Lotte, Lotte won 2-1.


Lotte made a chance from 2 outs in 7 innings of 1 to 1 and won Laird in a timely manner.

Starting pitcher Mima is a good pitcher with one goal in seven innings, and is the sixth win since August 31st.


Seibu's starting pitcher, Kaito Yoza, scored one goal in the middle of the sixth inning, but there was no support from the batting line.


Lotte took the lead for the first time since September 30th, reducing the magic number to victory by one to "6".



▼ Rakuten vs. Nippon-Ham, Nippon-Ham won 5-0.


Nippon-Ham once scored two goals with Nomura's timely and Takahama's timely two-base.

In the 6th inning, Mannami's No. 4 three-run extended his lead.

Starting pitcher Kato won the fifth win by shutting out his first complete game with only three hits.


Rakuten lacked vividness in throwing.