Six professional baseball games were played, and Hanshin and DeNA both won the Central League to tie for first place. In the Pacific League, the gap between SoftBank in first place and Seibu in second place has narrowed to "6".

Central League

Hanshin vs Hiroshima

In the match between Hanshin and Hiroshima, Hanshin came from behind to win 2-1.

○ Win: Yuki Nishi 1 win 1 loss
● Loss: Kuribayashi pitcher 2 losses and 5 saves

Hanshin scored one run in the ninth inning, but Nakano hit a timely two-run double over the left field line from the bases loaded with two outs to tie the game.

Starting pitcher Yuki Nishi pitched a complete game with four hits and one run to earn his first win of the season.

Hiroshima's winning streak was halted at three when Kuribayashi's restrained pitcher collapsed.

Giants vs. DeNA

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

○ Win: Ishida 2 wins 1 loss and 1 loss Save: Yamazaki pitcher 4 loss
and 2 saves
● Loss: Togo pitcher 1-4 DeNA

opened the scoring in the fourth inning on a timely infield hit by Soto and added one run on Miyazaki's timely hit in the eighth inning.

Starting pitcher Ishida earned his second win with four hits and eight strikeouts in eight scoreless innings.

Yamazaki closed out the ninth inning and earned his fourth save.

This is DeNA's second four-game winning streak of the season.

The Giants pitched well, with starting pitcher Togo giving up two runs in the middle of the eighth inning, but there was no support from the batting lineup, and they suffered their first loss of the season.

Yakult vs. Chunichi

In the match between Yakult and Chunichi, Yakult won 2-0.

○ Wins: Cy Snead 3 wins
Saves: Taguchi 1 loss and 5 saves
● Loss: Wakui 3 losses Yakult

scored one run in the first inning on Murakami's timely two-base hit, and added one run in the fourth on Ota's second base.

Starting pitcher Cy Snade tossed six innings and allowed seven hits but held the team scoreless to earn his third win.

Yakult stopped their losing streak at four.

Chunichi had a bad offense with 1 bases remaining, and was unable to support the tenacious starting pitcher Wakui, who gave up three hits and two runs in five innings.

Pacific League

Seibu vs SoftBank

Seibu vs SoftBank was won by Seibu 7-3.

○ Wins: Taira pitcher 2 wins
● Losses: Ishikawa pitchers 1 win 1
loss ◎ Home runs: Seibu Sozaki No. 3 and No. 4, Nakamura No. 2, Peyton No. 3

Seibu tied the game 0-1 in the fourth inning on Sozaki's No. 4 solo, followed by Nakamura's No. 3 solo.

In the fifth inning, Sozaki hit a three-run fourth and Peyton's two-run triple in his second consecutive at-bat.

Starting pitcher Taira pitched six innings with two hits and one run to earn his second win, and Seibu won three straight games for the first time this season.

SoftBank's starting pitcher Ishikawa was lackluster, giving up four runs in five innings.

Japan Ham vs Lotte

Japan Ham vs Lotte was won by Lotte 4-2.

○ Win: Kojima pitcher 1 win 1 loss Save: Masuda pitcher 5 saves
● Loss: Kanemura pitcher 1 win
1
loss ◎ Home run: Japan ham Narama 1

Lotte rallied from an 0-1 deficit in the fourth inning with two runs scored on a timely and wild pitch by rookie Tomosugi, and extended the lead in the sixth on Yamaguchi's timely two-run two-base hit.

Starting pitcher Kojima gave up one run in the middle of the seventh inning to earn his first win of the season.

Japan Ham struggled to match their pitching and lost three in a row.

Orix vs Rakuten

Orix vs. Rakuten was won by Rakuten 5-1.

○ Win: Mario Ito 1 win ● Loss: Wagues pack pitcher 1 win
2
losses ◎ Home run: Rakuten Asamura No. 1 and No. 2

Rakuten scored three runs in the eighth inning 0-1 with Asamura's No. 8 two-run homer, In the ninth inning, Asamura extended the lead with a home run in two consecutive at-bats.

Starting pitcher Norimoto allowed just one run in the sixth inning, and rookie pitcher Mario Ito, who pitched the second inning, allowed three batters to earn his first professional win.

Orix had its third wagges-pack pitcher hit.