The second half of professional baseball began and five games were played.

In the battle between Softbank and Seibu's Pacific League leaders, Seibu won and emerged as the leader.

Pacific League

In Softbank vs. Seibu, Seibu won 5-2.


Pitcher Imai 2 wins and 1 defeat.


S Water pitcher 3 wins 1 defeat 1 save.


Negative pitcher Kodai Senga 8 wins and 4 losses.


Home run


Seibu / O'Grady No. 13 and Yamakawa No. 30.



Seibu caught up with O'Grady's No. 13 solo in the 4th inning of 1 to 2, and Yamakawa beat the league's No. 30 three-run to win.


Starting pitcher Imai is the second win with a good pitching of 3 hits and 2 runs in the 6th inning.


The water pitcher who closed the 9th inning is the first professional save.


Seibu has risen to the top by controlling a direct confrontation with Softbank.


In Softbank, starting pitcher Kodai Senga did not stick with 5 runs in the 5th inning.



In Rakuten vs. Nippon-Ham, Nippon-Ham won 2-1.


Win Pitcher 2 wins and 2 defeats.


S Pitcher Kitaura 1 save.


Negative Takichu pitcher 2 wins and 6 losses.



In the 6th inning to chase 1 point, Nippon-Ham caught up with the tie due to the error of the opponent due to the hit of Imagawa, and won by Kondo's timely hit.

Starting pitcher Ponse is the second win with a good pitching of 2 hits and 1 run in the middle of the 6th inning.


Pitcher Kitaura, who pitched in the 9th inning, made his first save in his fifth year as a pro with the help of Nakajima, who was short in a pinch.


Rakuten did not take advantage of Takinaka's good pitching, which he threw seven times and scored two goals.



Lotte vs. Orix, Orix won 12 extra times, 9-8.


Victory Abe pitcher 1 win.


S Pitcher Kondo 1 win, 3 losses, 2 saves.


Negative Hirohata pitcher 1 defeat.


Home run


Orix Sugimoto No. 12 and No. 13.


Lotte Ogino No. 1, Echebarrier No. 2, Takabe No. 2.



Orix caught up with the tie in the 13th three-run, which is Sugimoto's second home run in the game, in the 9th inning to chase 3 points.


Then, in the 12th inning, 2 outs and 2nd base, Fukuda's infield hit to the second was involved in the opponent's error and he won 1 point.


Pitcher Abe, who held back 11 times, won his first victory in his second year as a pro.

Orix has risen to 3rd place with 3 consecutive victories.

Lotte was hit by pitcher Masuda in the 9th inning.

Central League

In Hanshin vs. Yakult, Hanshin won 6-0.


Yuki Nishi pitcher 7 wins and 6 losses.


Negative pitcher Ogawa 5 wins and 5 losses.


Home run


Hanshin Rodriguez No. 1 and Oyama No. 21.



The Hanshin Tigers scored three goals in a timely manner with Chikamoto and Oyama.


In the 4th inning, Rodriguez's newly joined No. 1 solo, and in the 8th inning, Oyama's No. 21 solo expanded his lead.


Starting pitcher Yuki Nishi scored four hits in seven innings and scored his seventh win with a good pitch without any goals.


Hanshin has won four consecutive victories, leading the number of wins for the first time this season.


In Yakult, starting pitcher Ogawa collapsed with 4 runs in the 4th inning, and the batting line did not swing, and the magic number to win disappeared again.



In Hiroshima vs. Chunichi, Chunichi won 9-0.


Victory Hiroto Takahashi Pitcher 3 wins and 4 defeats.


Negative pitcher Ohsera 7 wins and 6 losses.


Home run


Chunichi Viciedo No. 9, No. 10, No. 11



In the first inning, Abe's sacrifice fly and Viciedo's No. 9 solo scored two goals.


Viciedo hit two runs in the third and eighth innings, and was active in scoring five RBIs with three home runs.


Starting pitcher Takahashi continued his no-hit pitching until he was hit after one out in eight innings with a powerful straight and a sharply falling ball, scoring his third win.

Hiroshima wasn't doing well with throwing, and the winning percentage was less than 50%.