In the professional baseball league, three games were played in the Pacific League, and the magic number "11" for the championship was lit for the first time in Softbank, which has extended its winning streak to five.
▽ Softbank won 7 to 3 in Rakuten vs. Softbank.
Won, pitcher Wada 6 wins and 4 losses.
Lose, pitcher Karashima 5 wins and 4 losses.
Home run, Softbank Yanagida No. 19.
Rakuten Tatsumi player No. 9.
Softbank had delayed the arrival of baseball equipment from Fukuoka, where the game had been held the day before, so the players went into the game without batting practice. 's timely two-base and Yanagida's No. 19 Touran extended the lead.
Starting pitcher Wada scored his 6th win with 5 scoreless innings, and Softbank has 5 straight wins.
Rakuten's pitchers have collapsed.
▽ In Orix vs. Nippon-Ham, Orix won 3-2 with 12 extra innings.
Win, pitcher Ryo Yoshida 1 win and 1 loss.
Lose, Hori pitcher 1 win 5 losses 5 saves.
2nd place Orix created a chance with Ota's two bases in the 12th inning of 2-2 overtime, and pinch hitter Wakatsuki hit a right-over two bases to decide the game.
The eighth pitcher, Ryo Yoshida, won his first win of the season.
Nippon-Ham showed tenacity to catch up in the 9th inning, but pitcher Hori was not able to play at the end.
As a result, the magic number “11” for the victory was lit for the first time in Softbank, the leader.
▽ Lotte won 8 to 1 in Seibu vs. Lotte.
Won, pitcher Mima 8 wins and 6 losses.
Lose, pitcher Hirai 6 wins and 8 losses.
Home run, Lotte Yasuda player No. 7.
Seibu Kaneko player No. 1.
For Lotte, Yasuda scored a preemptive No. 7 Touran in the 2nd inning, scored 2 points in a timely manner in the 3rd inning, and led by 4 points in the early stages, adding 2 points each in the 4th and 7th innings.
Mima, the starting pitcher, scored his 8th win with 7 scoreless pitches.
Seibu's starting pitcher Hirai gave up 4 runs in the 3rd inning, unable to fulfill his role, and his batting was lackluster, resulting in a 4-game losing streak.