Three professional baseball games were played except for one game that was canceled due to rain on the 7th, and Yakult, the leader of the Central League, came from behind to beat Hanshin.
Central League
▼ In the Hanshin vs Yakult match, Yakult won 3-1.
○ Wins: Ishiyama pitcher 2 wins
Saves: Taguchi pitchers 4 saves
● Loss: Hamachi pitcher 1 win 1 loss
Home run: Yakult Osuna No. 3, Yamada player No
. 2 Yakult tied 0-1 in the seventh inning on Osuna's solo shot in the third, In the eighth inning, Yamada's two-run double scored the winning run. The second pitcher, Ishiyama, earned his second win.
Hanshin's starting pitcher, Aoyagi, pitched well, giving up one run in seven innings, but was blessed with good batting support.
▼ Hiroshima vs. Giants won 4-2.
○ Wins: Osera pitcher 1 win 1 loss Save : Kuribayashi pitcher 1 loss 1 save
● Loss: Beady pitcher 1 loss
home run: Hiroshima Dobayashi
1 Hiroshima tied the game at 1-2 in the third inning on a timely groundout by Nishikawa and Davidson's sacrifice fly. In the sixth inning, pinch hitter Dobayashi hit a solo shot to No. 3. Starting pitcher Yoshira Osera gave up two runs in six innings while carrying a runner on his back each time to earn his first win of the season.
The Giants have lost three in a row.
▼The match between DeNA and Chunichi scheduled to be held at Yokohama Stadium has been cancelled due to rain.
Pacific League
▼ In the Orix vs. Japan Ham, Orix won 4-2.
○ Wins: Miyagi pitchers 1
win Saves: Yoshitoshi Hirano 2 saves
● Losses: Uehara pitches 1 loss
Orix opened the scoring with a timely hit by Tonmiya in the first inning, Noguchi in the second inning, and Tonmiya again in the fifth inning to extend the lead. Starting pitcher Miyagi pitched six scoreless innings with one hit to earn his first win of the season.
Japan Ham has lost five in a row.