In professional baseball, the game between Hiroshima and Hanshin was canceled due to rain, and five games were played. In the Pacific League, SoftBank won its opening five games in a row. Rakuten pitcher Yuki Matsui became the youngest player in history to reach 5 saves. In the Central League, Yakult broke the team record with five consecutive wins from the start of the season.

In Orix vs. SoftBank, SoftBank won 5-0.

○ Wins: Wada pitcher 1 win.
- Loss: Kuroki pitcher 1 loss.

SoftBank took the lead in the first inning thanks to Kurihara's timely groundout.

In the second and fourth innings, Kondo extended the lead with two timely hits.

Starting pitcher Wada earned his first win of the season in five scoreless innings.

SoftBank has won its opening five games in a row.

Orix lost three consecutive games when pitcher Kuroki, who started as a professional, gave up four runs in the middle of the fourth inning.

Rakuten vs. Seibu was won by Rakuten 1-0.

○ Wins: Hayakawa pitcher 1 win.
Savings: Pitcher Yuki Matsui 3 saves.
- Loss: Sumida pitcher 1 loss.

Rakuten saved one run in the first inning between Asamura's second base run with no outs and a relay of four pitchers.

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

At 1 years and 1 months, Matsui became the youngest pitcher in history to reach 4 saves.

Seibu started pitching well, allowing one run in six innings, but there was no support from the batting lineup.

Lotte vs Japan Ham was won by Lotte 2-1.

○ Wins: Nakamori pitcher 1 win.
Saves: Masuda pitcher 2 saves.
●Losses: Menez pitcher 1 loss.

Lotte took a one-run lead in the seventh inning with two outs on Fujiwara's hit and two foreballs, and two runners came alive on a wild pitch.

The second pitcher, Nakamori, earned his first professional win.

Japan Ham started the game and pitcher Ito held them scoreless through five scoreless innings, but there was no support from the batting lineup, and they lost three in a row.

In the match between China and Japan and Yakult, Yakult won 5-0.

○ Wins: Takahashi pitcher 1 win.
- Loss: Yanagi pitcher 1 loss.

Yakult scored two runs in the first inning on Murakami's push-off foreball and Osuna's sacrifice fly.

After the fifth inning, Yamada and Murakami extended their lead with timely throws.

Starting pitcher Takahashi earned his first win of the season with five scoreless innings.

Yakult has won a new team record five consecutive games in the opening season.

Chunichi lost four consecutive matches without scoring in two consecutive matches.

DeNA vs. Giants was won by DeNA 2-0.

○ Wins: Taira pitcher 1 win.
Saves: Yamazaki pitcher 1 loss and 1 save.
- Losses: Mendes pitcher 1 loss.
Home run: DeNA Miyazaki No. 2.

DeNA scored one run in the third inning on Miyazaki's timely two-base play.

In the sixth inning, Miyazaki added another run on a solo shot in the second.

Taira pitcher, who returned to the pitch for the first time in two years, pitched six scoreless innings to earn his first win since October 3.

DeNA ended their losing streak at four with their first win of the season.

The Giants' winning streak stopped at three.