On the 18th, professional baseball was canceled due to rain, and five games were played.


In the Pacific League, Seibu beat Nippon-Ham and replaced Softbank to take the lead.


DeNA has risen to 2nd place in the Central League.

Central League

Yakult vs. Giants, the Giants won 10-8.


▽ Win, pitcher Hirauchi 4 wins and 3 losses.


▽ Save, many pitchers 1 win 1 defeat 25 saves.


▽ Losing, McGough pitcher 1 loss 23 saves.


▽ Home run, Giants Polanco player No. 14, Nakata player No. 11, Maru player No. 19.


Yakult Osuna No. 10, Santana No. 5, No. 6, Motoyama No. 1.



The giant won in the 9th inning of 8 to 8 with Maru's No. 19 two-run, and both teams won 30 hits and 7 home runs.

The fourth pitcher, Hirauchi, won the fourth victory, and the giant stopped the losing streak with five and moved up to fourth place.


Yakult took the lead with Osuna's grand slam home run in the first inning, but couldn't keep the lead, and in the end, pitcher McGough was struck and lost six consecutive games.



In Chunichi vs. DeNA, DeNA won 2-1.


▽ Win, Romero pitcher 4 wins and 5 losses.


▽ Save, pitcher Yamazaki 2 defeats 20 saves.


▽ Losing, pitcher Hiroto Takahashi 2 wins and 4 losses.


▽ Home run, DeNA Sano player No. 12.



DeNA made a comeback with Sano's No. 12 Touran three times, 0 to 1, and escaped with five pitcher relays.

In the middle of the 6th inning, pitcher Romero, who had one goal, scored his fourth win, and DeNA returned to 50% with four consecutive wins and moved up to second place.


Starting pitcher Hiroto Takahashi pitched well with 2 goals in the 7th inning, but there was no support from the batting line.

Pacific League

Rakuten vs. Orix, Rakuten won 8-3.


▽ Win, Pitcher Song 4 wins and 2 losses.


▽ Losing, K-Pitcher Suzuki 1 loss.



Rakuten caught up with the opponent's error 5 times, 2 to 3, and won the wild pitch.

In the 6th inning, Tatsumi's safety squeeze and Ginji's timely two-base added 2 points, and in the 7th inning, Kofukada's timely infield hits expanded his lead.

Pitcher Song, who threw the fourth pitcher, won the fourth victory.


Orix didn't hit 11 left on base.



Lotte vs. Softbank, Lotte won 2-1.


▽ Win, pitcher Mima 5 wins and 6 losses.


▽ Save, Pitcher Masuda 1 loss 22 saves.


▽ Losing, pitcher Higashihama 6 wins and 4 losses.



Lotte won the sacrifice fly of Shogo Nakamura three times, one-on-one, and escaped with three pitcher relays.

Starting pitcher Mima scored three hits in seven innings and scored a fifth win with one goal, and Lotte stopped the losing streak with three.


Softbank did not hit the line and stayed at 1 goal, retreating to 2nd place.



In Nippon-Ham vs. Seibu, Seibu won 5 to 1.


▽ Win, Yoza pitcher 7 wins and 3 losses.


▽ Losing, pitcher Ikeda 1 win and 2 losses.



Seibu scored 2 points in the 4th inning of 0 to 1 due to the opponent's wild pitch and error, and in the 6th inning, Suzuki added 3 points in a timely manner and Aito's sacrifice fly.

Starting pitcher Kaito Yoza scored his seventh win with one goal in five innings.

Seibu has risen to the top with 8 wins, the most this season.


Nippon-Ham hit 12 hits, twice as much as Seibu, but there was no decisive hit, and it remained at 1 point.

Giants hit a full-base home run in four consecutive games

The Giants hit a full-base home run for four consecutive games in the Yakult game held at Jingu Baseball Stadium on the night of the 18th.



The Giants were hit by a full-base home run in three consecutive games against Hiroshima at Tokyo Dome from the 15th to the 17th of this month, and both games were defeated.



On the 18th, the team faced the first three consecutive games against the leader Yakult at Jingu Baseball Stadium, and pitcher Kanno of Ace took two outs once and then invited a full base pinch with a two-base hit and two walks.



Then, Yakult's No. 6 Osuna caught a straight with a higher out course, and the team hit a full-base home run for four consecutive games, allowing the first goal.



After this, the game became a battle for points, and pitcher Kanno got off the mound with 7 runs in the middle of the 7th inning, but in the 9th inning of 8 to 8, Maru hit the 19th two-run home run and the giant won 10 to 8 and lost in a row. I stopped at 5.



Regarding the fact that he hit a full-base home run for four games in a row, the giant Hara said, "I think he is the most remorseful. Because he is our leader. There are many young pitchers, so I want you to show your back and educate. I was talking.


Still, he said that he stopped losing streak, "I hope it will give a little momentum and momentum."