Six professional baseball games were held, and the Pacific League was led by Softbank and second by Seibu.
The 3rd place Orix, with a 1-game difference, lost both games, and the battle continues.
Pacific League
▽ Rakuten won 4 to 3 in Softbank vs. Rakuten.
▼ Win: Karashima pitcher 5 wins and 3 losses.
▼ Saves: Pitcher Hiroki Matsui has 1 win, 3 losses and 29 saves.
▼ Lose: Pitcher Ishikawa has 5 wins and 9 losses.
▼ Home run: Softbank Despaigne No. 9, Akira Nakamura No. 5.
Rakuten took the lead in the first inning with Asamura's timely hit, and in the sixth inning, Ota scored a timely hit, steadily scoring additional points.
Starting pitcher Karashima scored his fifth win with one goal in the middle of the sixth inning, and pitcher Hiroki Matsui made his 29th save, lining up with the top of the league.
Softbank suffered the ninth loss with pitcher Ishikawa losing three goals in six innings.
▽ Lotte won Seibu vs. Lotte 7 to 1.
▼Won: Pitcher Shoma Sato has 2 wins and 5 losses.
▼ Lose: Pitcher Sumida has 1 win and 9 losses.
▼ Home run: Lotte Yamaguchi player No. 10, Inoue player No. 5.
Lotte took the lead with Yamaguchi's No. 10 three-run in the first inning, Inoue's No. 5 solo in the third inning, and Yasuda's timely two base in the fifth.
Starting pitcher Shoma Sato is the second win with one goal in five innings.
Lotte ended the losing streak at 4 and decided to win the Seibu match.
In Seibu, the starting pitcher, Sumida, lost 4 goals in the 4th inning and suffered 9 consecutive losses.
▽ Nippon-Ham vs. Orix, Nippon-Ham won 3-2.
▼ Win: Rodriguez pitcher 2 wins and 2 losses.
▼ Saves: Pitcher Naoya Ishikawa has 2 wins, 1 loss and 5 saves.
▼ Lose: 1 loss to pitcher Ryo Yoshida.
In the 7th inning, 2-2, Nippon-Ham won with Kondo's timely two-base, and ran away.
The fourth pitcher, Rodriguez, won his second win, and Nippon-Ham has won three straight.
It resonated that Orix could not score with 8 no-out bases-loaded chances.
Central League
▽ Hanshin won 9 to 1 in Hanshin vs. Yakult.
▼ Win: Masashi Ito pitcher 9 wins and 5 losses.
▼ Lose: Takanashi pitcher 7 wins and 7 losses.
In the 4th inning, Hanshin scored 6 points with Kinami's pushing four-ball, Umeno's 2-point timely base, and Chikamoto's 3-point timely base.
After that, pitcher Masashi Ito scored an additional point with a two-point timely two-base.
Pitcher Ito pitched a complete game with only one goal and won his ninth win.
Hanshin's losing streak ended at three.
Yakult's starting pitcher Takanashi was a miscalculation.
▽ Giants vs. DeNA, the giants won 18 to 3.
▼Won: Pitcher Iori Yamazaki has 5 wins and 4 losses.
▼ Lose: Hamaguchi pitcher 7 wins and 5 losses.
▼ Home run: Giants Yoshikawa No. 7, Walker No. 20, Polanco No. 20, No. 21, Nakata No. 18.
DeNA Miyazaki player No. 10.
The Giants scored one point in a timely manner from Nakata in the first inning.
In the 2nd inning, Yoshikawa's No. 7 solo, and in the 4th inning, Walker's No. 20 bases-loaded home run and Polanco's No. 20 three-run added nine points, resulting in a big win with 23 hits, the most this season.
For the Giants, starting pitcher Iori Yamazaki pitched well in the 7th inning, giving up 1 goal, and won his 5th win.
DeNA suffered the worst 18 runs of the season.
▽ Hiroshima won 3 to 1 in Chunichi vs. Hiroshima.
▼Won: Pitcher Mori won 1 win.
▼ Save: Kuribayashi pitcher 1 loss 29 saves.
▼ Lose: Matsuba pitcher 6 wins and 6 losses.
In the 4th inning, which was 0-1, Hiroshima caught up with Nishikawa's timely two-base, and in the 6th inning, Sakakura's 2-point timely lead won the match.
Rookie pitcher Mori, who started for the first time as a professional, persevered with one goal in the fifth inning, earning his first victory, and Hiroshima's winning streak is five.
The batting line did not connect in Chunichi.