Six professional baseball games were played. In the match between two teams that performed well in the Central League, Hanshin and Yakult escaped with Hanshin defending their one-goal lead.

Central League

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

○ Wins: Otake pitcher 1 win.
Saves: Yuasa pitcher 3 saves.
- Loss: Onaka pitcher 1 loss.

Hanshin saved one run in the first inning on Oyama's sacrifice fly.

Starting pitcher Otake pitched six scoreless innings with three hits and no runs to earn his first win since transferring.

Yakult's pitching staff, including pitcher Onaka, who started in a hurry, was limited to four hits because Peters, who was in poor condition, canceled the pitching staff.

Hiroshima vs. Giants was won by Hiroshima 1-1.

○ Wins: Tokoda pitcher 6 win.
Saves: Kuribayashi pitcher 3 loss and 4 saves.
- Losses: Griffin pitcher 6 win 3 loss.
◎ Home run: Hiroshima Davidson No. 1.
Giant Sakamoto No. 1.

Hiroshima opened the scoring with Davidson's solo shot in the second inning and added three more runs in the fourth on McBroom's timely two-base play.

Starting pitcher Tokoda earned his first win of the season by allowing three runs in the middle of the eighth inning.

Hiroshima has won three consecutive matches.

The Giants caught up with Sakamoto's solo home run, his first hit of the season, but fell short and lost four in a row.

In DeNA vs. China-Japan, DeNA won 2-1.

○ Wins: Gazellman pitcher 1 win.
Savings: Yamazaki pitcher 3 loss and 1 saves.
- Losses: Wakui pitcher 2 losses.
◎ Home run: DeNA Miyazaki No. 3.
Chunichi Ryukora No. 4.

DeNA scored one run in the sixth inning on Miyazaki's solo home run and added one run in the eighth on Sekine's bunt hit from third base with two outs.

Starting pitcher Gazelleman earned his first win of the season with one run in the middle of the seventh inning, giving DeNA his third straight win.

Chunichi scored only one run on third-year Ryukora's first professional home run, while Wakui took his second loss by allowing two runs in six innings.

Pacific League

In SoftBank vs. Seibu, Seibu won 3-0.

○ Wins: Takahashi pitcher 1 win.
Savings: Masuda pitcher made 2 saves.
- Loss: Ozeki pitcher 1 win 1 loss.
◎ Home run: Aito Seibu No. 2.

Seibu opened the scoring in the first inning with Aito's leadoff home run.

They added two more runs in the ninth inning on a timely two-base double by Peyton.

Starting pitcher Takahashi earned his first win of the season with three hits and no runs in eight innings with 1 strikeouts.

SoftBank pitched well, with Ozeki giving up one run in the middle of the ninth inning, but there was no support from the batting lineup.

Orix vs. Japan Ham was won by Japan Ham 9-2.

○ Wins: Uezawa pitcher 8 win.
- Loss: Muranishi pitcher 3 loss.

Trailing by one run in the fourth inning, Japan Ham tied the game with a timely two-base double by Manami from first base with one out, and Kamikawahata's timely two-run double to win the game.

Starting pitcher Uezawa allowed seven hits and two runs in five innings to earn his first win of the season and end the team's losing streak at five.

Orix didn't have one more chance.

In the Lotte vs. Rakuten match, Lotte won 11-9.

○ Wins: Sawamura pitcher 1 win.
Savings: Masuda pitcher made 6 saves.
● Loss: Nishiguchi pitcher 2 loss.
◎ Home runs: Lotte Oka No. 1, Hirasawa No. 1.
Rakuten Coal Tani No. 1, Franco No. 4.

Lotte rallied 1-2 in the eighth inning when Hirasawa hit a two-run homer, his first home run in four years.

The third pitcher, Sawamura, gave up three runs in the first inning to earn his first win since returning from the big leagues.

Lotte has won four in a row.

Rakuten took the lead in the eighth inning on Franco's three-run homer, but the sixth pitcher was hit shortly after.