Six professional baseball games were played, and in the Pacific League, Softbank won the extra time against Rakuten and emerged as the top with five consecutive wins.

Central League

In Yakult vs. Hiroshima, Yakult won 6-2.


▽ Win, pitcher Takanashi 7 wins and 6 losses.


▽ Lose, Guri pitcher 5 wins and 8 losses.


▽ Home run, Hiroshima / Nishikawa player No. 8, Omori player No. 1.



Yakult scored 2 points in the 1-1 4th inning, Shiomi's timely two base and Yamazaki's timely three base, and added points in the 5th and 6th innings.


The starting pitcher, Takanashi, gave up two goals in six innings and won his seventh.


Yakult decided to win the match against Hiroshima for the second year in a row.


Hiroshima's pitching and batting were lackluster, and they have lost six games in a row.



Hanshin vs. DeNA, DeNA won 4-0.


▽ Win, pitcher Hamaguchi 6 wins and 4 losses.


▽ Save, pitcher Yamazaki 2 losses 30 saves.


▽ Lose, pitcher Masashi Ito 8 wins and 5 losses.


▽ Home run, DeNA Kuwabara player No. 3.



In the 7th inning of 0 to 0, DeNA hit the 3rd bases loaded home run by Kuwabara.


Hamaguchi, the starting pitcher, scored his 6th win with good pitching in 6 innings.


DeNA won eight straight games, and decided to win the Hanshin match for the first time in nine years.


In addition, pitcher Yamazaki made his 30th save, achieving a total of 200 saves.


Hanshin lost two games in a row without any decisive hits.



In the Giants vs. Chunichi, Chunichi won 4-1.


▽ Win, Matsuba pitcher 6 wins and 4 losses.


▽ Save, Rydell Martinez Pitcher 3 wins, 3 losses, 28 saves.


▽ Lose, pitcher Inoue loses 1.



In the first inning, Chunichi scored two points with Abe's timely hit, etc. In the third inning, Ishibashi scored two bases, and in the eighth, pinch hitter Fukuda scored an additional point.


Matsuba, the starting pitcher, scored his sixth win with two hits in the sixth inning and a good throw without allowing any runs.


In the Giants, pitcher Inoue, the first professional starter, suffered his first loss with 3 runs in the middle of the 5th inning.

Pacific League

Rakuten vs. Softbank won 4-3 in 11 extra innings.


▽ Won, pitcher Kaino won 1 win.


▽ Save, Tsumori pitcher 4 wins 5 losses 1 save.


▽ Lose, Busenitz pitcher 2 wins and 1 loss.


▽ Home run, Softbank Masaki player No. 1.



Softbank won the 11th inning, 3-3, with a sacrifice fly by Tanigawara.


The fifth pitcher, Kaino, scored the first win in three years, and Tsumori's first professional save.


Softbank rose to the top with five consecutive wins.


Rakuten caught up with a 2-point difference in the 7th inning, but lost the auction and fell back to 4th place.



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


▽ Win, pitcher Karakawa wins 1.


▽ Save, pitcher Osuna 2 wins and 3 saves.


▽ Lose, Sumida pitcher 1 win and 8 losses.


▽ Home run, Seibu / Tonozaki player No. 9, Nakamura player No. 9.



In the 7th inning of 2-2, Lotte won with Inoue's 2-point timely two base, and in the 8th inning, Shogo Nakamura's timely lead extended the lead.


The third pitcher, Karakawa, scored his first win of the season, ending the team's three-game losing streak.


Seibu caught up to the two-point lead, but they were unable to relieve themselves and fell from the lead.



In Nippon-Ham vs. Orix, Orix won 5-4.


▽ Win, pitcher Fukuya Yamazaki 4 wins and 6 losses.


▽ Save, pitcher Yoshihisa Hirano 2 wins, 2 losses, 27 saves.


▽ Lose, pitcher Uehara 3 wins and 5 losses.


▽ Home run, Orix Keita Nakagawa No. 3.

Nippon-Ham, Kondo player No. 6.



In the 5th inning of 2-3, Orix reversed with Keita Nakagawa's No. 3 Touran, and Tonmiya's timely two base extended the lead.


The second pitcher, Fukuya Yamazaki, scored his fourth win.


Nippon-Ham's defensive mistake led to a goal conceded, resulting in a 7-game losing streak.