Six games were played in professional baseball, and in the Pacific League, Rakuten, which was second, beat Softbank, which was the leader, and the game difference was reduced to 2.5.

Yakult, the leader of the Central League, beat the giant in second place, and the magic number to win was reduced by one to "50".

Pacific League

Rakuten vs. Softbank, Rakuten won 5-2.


Win, pitcher Kishi 6 wins and 3 losses.


Save, Yuki Matsui pitcher 1 win 2 defeat 19 save.


Losing, Kotaro Otake pitcher 2 defeats.



Rakuten added 3 points in the 7th inning with a 2-point lead, Nishikawa's timely two-base, Kofukada's timely, and Shimauchi's timely-to-base.

Starting pitcher Kishi is the sixth win with a good pitcher with no runs in the seventh inning.


Softbank barely returned 2 points in the 9th inning, and the team's winning streak stopped at 3.



Lotte vs. Nippon-Ham was won by Nippon-Ham 7 to 1.


Win, pitcher Tanaka 1 win.


Losing, pitcher Shoma Sato 1 win and 5 losses.


Home run, Nippon-Ham Fighter Kiyomiya No. 10.

Lotte Yamaguchi No. 7.



Nippon-Ham won 2 points in 3 times, 1 to 1, with Kondo's timely two base.

In the 5th inning, Sugiya's timely and Nomura's timely expanded the lead.

Starting pitcher Tanaka won his first professional victory with a good pitching of 1 goal in the 6th inning.

Nippon-Ham's losing streak stopped at 3.


Lotte ended with only two Yamaguchi players' No. 7 solos.



Orix vs. Seibu, Orix won 6-2.


Win, pitcher Hibiki 1 win.


Losing, pitcher Imai 1 defeat.


Home run, Seibu Aito No.6.



In the 6th inning, Sugimoto's timely two-base and Kurebayashi's sacrifice fly led him to 3 points, and in the 7th inning, Sugimoto's 2 points timely expanded his lead.

Rookie Rookie Hibiki, who was the first in the draft, won his first pitch with a good pitching of two hits and no runs.


Seibu didn't stick to pitcher Imai, who pitched for the first time this season.

Central League

Giants vs. Yakult, Yakult won 11-3.


Win, pitcher Ishikawa 5 wins and 3 losses.


Losing, shoemaker pitcher 4 wins 6 losses.


Home run, Yakult Shiomi player No. 12.

Giants Walker No. 17 and Riku Masuda No. 4.



Yakult gathered five hits such as Yamada's timely two-base and Nagaoka's two-point timely two-base to take the lead in the first five points, and then steadily lead with Shiomi's No. 12 solo four times. I spread it out.

Starting pitcher Ishikawa scored his fifth win with three goals in five innings.

The magic number for Yakult's victory has decreased by one to "50".


The giant's starting pitcher, Shoemaker, suffered a sixth loss with five goals in the middle of the third inning, and the team's winning streak stopped at three.



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


Win, pitcher Anderson 3 wins and 2 losses.


Save, pitcher Kuribayashi 1 defeat 17 saves.


Losing, pitcher Kirishiki 3 defeats.


Home run, Hiroshima McBroom player No. 10.



In the 2nd inning, McBroom took the lead with No. 10 solo, and in the 9th inning, Pinch hitter Matsuyama doubled in a timely two-base.

Starting pitcher Anderson scored his third win with no runs in the eighth inning.


In Hanshin, pitcher Kirishiki pitched well with one goal in the fifth inning, but without the support of the batting line, the team's winning streak stopped at three.



DeNA vs. Chunichi was extended 12 times, and was drawn 0-0 by regulation.


DeNA's pitcher Katsuki Azuma hit 3 hits in the 8th inning and scored no goals.


Chunichi Dragons pitcher Hiroto Takahashi also pitched seven times and struck out nine strikeouts, with no runs and both starting pitchers made good pitches.



In the match, Chunichi extended 10 times, and both teams lacked a decisive factor, such as not being able to take advantage of the chances of 2 outs, 1st base and 2nd base, and they drew.