Six professional baseball games were played. In the Central League, Yakult and Hanshin won four consecutive games from the start of the season. Hanshin won their first four games since 6.

In the match between China and Japan and Yakult, Yakult won 1-0.

○ Wins: 1 win by Cy Snead pitcher.
Savings: Taguchi pitched 3 saves.
● Loss: Yudai Ohno 1 loss.

Yakult scored one run in the sixth inning on Murakami's timely two-base hit.

Starting pitcher Cy Snead pitched six scoreless innings to earn his first win of the season, while fourth pitcher Taguchi earned his third save.

Yakult has won the opening four games in a row.

Chunichi starting pitcher Yudai Ohno pitched well, giving up one run in seven innings, but without any batting support, Chunichi lost three in a row.

In Hiroshima vs Hanshin, Hanshin won 5-4.

○ Wins: Hamachi pitcher wins 1.
Saves: Yuasa pitcher made 2 saves.
- Loss: Kuribayashi pitcher 1 loss.
◎ Home run: Hiroshima-Sakakura No. 1.

Hanshin won the game 4-4 in the ninth inning on Oyama's timely two-base play.

The third Hamachi pitcher earned his first win of the season.

Hanshin has won its first four games since 9.

Hiroshima trailed in the eighth inning, but Kuribayashi's restrained pitcher couldn't get a hold on and the team lost its first four games in 3 years.

DeNA vs. Giants was won by the Giants, 9-0.

○ Wins: Togo pitcher wins 1.
● Loss: * Hama guchi pitcher 1 loss.
◎ Home run: Giant Brinson No. 1.

The Giants took the lead in the third inning on a solo shot by newcomer Brinson in the first inning.

Brinson hit a timely two-base hit in the fourth inning and a timely two-base hit with a runner on base in the ninth inning with five hits and six RBIs.

Starting pitcher Togo pitched six scoreless innings to earn his first win of the season.

The Giants have won three in a row.

With the loss, DeNA lost the opening four games in a row.

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In Orix vs. SoftBank, SoftBank won 6-1.

○ Wins: Ishikawa pitcher wins 1.
- Loss: Tajima pitcher 1 loss.
◎ Home runs: SoftBank Kondo No. 1, Kurihara No. 3. Orix Mori Player No. 2.

SoftBank took a four-run lead in the sixth inning on a two-run single by Kondo, who transferred from Japan Ham, and a two-run triple by Kurihara.

Kurihara's timely throwing extended the lead in the eighth inning.

Starting pitcher Ishikawa pitched seven scoreless innings to earn his first win of the season.

SoftBank has won its opening four games in a row.

Orix couldn't connect with the batting line, and it ended with only a solo shot by Mori.

Rakuten vs. Seibu was won by Seibu 4-0.

○ Wins: Imai pitcher wins 1.
● Loss: Norimoto pitcher 1 loss.

Seibu scored two runs in the fifth inning, including a timely two-base hit, the first professional hit by rookie Kodama.

In the ninth inning, Tsuge scored two more runs in a timely manner.

Seibu starting pitcher Imai earned his first win of the season with three hits and no runs in seven innings.

Rakuten starting pitcher Norimoto pitched well, giving up two runs in six innings, but there was no support from the batting lineup.

Lotte vs. Japan Ham was won by Lotte 6-4.

○ Wins: Nishino pitcher, 1 win.
Savings: Masuda pitcher, 1 save.
● Losses: Ponce pitcher, 1 loss.
◎ Home run: Lotte Polanco No. 1. Japan Ham Nomura No. 1.

Lotte tied the game at 3-4 with one out from second base in the fourth inning on Fujiwara's timely groundout and scored one run on Ogino's timely two-base hit.

Starting pitcher Nishino earned his first win of the season by allowing four runs in five innings, and Masuda earned the save.

Lotte ended their losing streak at three with their first win of the season.

Japan Ham opened the scoring with Nomura's three-run homer in the first inning, but the starting pitcher collapsed.