In professional baseball, Yakult vs. Hiroshima was held in the final round of the regular season of the Central League, and Hiroshima won 9-7.
Hiroshima made a comeback in the 5th inning, chasing 5 to 6 and 1 point, with Nishikawa's No. 12 three-run, and in the following 6 innings, Sakakura's timely two-base widened the lead.
The second pitcher, Atsuya Horie, won the fifth victory, and Kuribayashi, who was a closer, was the first professional to hit a home run, but he scored the 37th save and was in line with the record for the most saves for newcomers.
Yakult's starting pitcher Takahashi collapsed with 5 goals in the 4th inning.
In the Central League, Yakult won the championship from the bottom for the second consecutive year, with 2nd place Hanshin, 3rd place Giants, 4th place Hiroshima, 5th place Chunichi, and DeNA at the bottom.