Six professional baseball games are played, and three teams are trailing SoftBank, the leader of the Pacific League, by no game difference. In the Central League, Yakult, the leader, has won three consecutive games and is the first team in the league with 6 wins.

Pacific League

Lotte vs SoftBank

In Lotte vs. SoftBank, Lotte won 3-2.

○ Win: Aki Sasaki 3 wins
saves: Masuda 6 saves
● Loss: Takeda Lotte

scored three runs in the fourth inning on a two-run timely bases-loaded double by Toshiya Sato and a timely hit by Hirasawa.

Starting pitcher Aki Sasaki allowed three hits and no runs in seven innings with eight strikeouts to earn his third win.

Lotte has won three in a row.

SoftBank caught up in the closing stages, but fell short and suffered their first three-game losing streak of the season.

ORIX vs Seibu

Orix vs. Seibu was won by Orix 7-5.

○ Win: Honda pitcher 1
win save: Hirano Yoshitoshi 5 saves
● Loss: Moriwaki pitcher 1 loss
◎ Home run: Orix Sugimoto No. 5.
Seibu Nakamura No. 3
Orix rallied from 0-3
in the fourth inning with a solo home run by Sugimoto and a timely hit by Ohta.

Immediately after tying the game, in the sixth inning, Keita Nakagawa scored two runs on a timely base and Mori's timely groundout.

The fourth pitcher Honda earned his first win of the season.

Orix has won three in a row.

Seibu could not defend their early lead and their winning streak stopped at four.

Rakuten vs Japan Ham

In the Rakuten vs. Japan Ham, Rakuten came from behind to win 8-7.

○ Win: Shoten Suzuki 1 win
● Loss: Masayoshi Tanaka 1 loss
◎ Home run: Rakuten Nishikawa No.

1 Rakuten gave up three runs in the fifth inning of a 1-7 game, a timely two-base hit by Kogo in the sixth inning, and a pinch hitter in the eighth inning. Nishikawa's solo home run cut the deficit to one run.

In the ninth inning, after Nishikawa's timely catch-up, Tsuyoshi Yamazaki scored the game.

Sixth pitcher Shoten Suzuki earned his first win of the season.

Japan Ham's relievers collapsed.

Central League

Yakult vs. Giants

Yakult vs. Giants was won by Yakult 3-0.

○ Win: Takahashi 2 wins, 1 loss
, save 1 loss, 6 saves
● Loss: Beady pitcher 3 losses

Yakult scored one run in the first inning on a timely hit by Osuna, and added one run in the second on a timely hit by Takeoka. In the seventh inning, Santana scored an extra run on a timely two-base play.

Takahashi, the starting pitcher, pitched a slow pitch and gave up no runs on three hits in six innings to earn his second win.

Yakult has won three consecutive games and is the first team to win 1 games in the Central League.

The Giants suffered a shutout loss with five double plays and a bad offense.

Chunichi vs Hanshin

Chunichi vs. Hanshin was won by Chunichi 4-1.

○ Win: Ogasawara 2 wins
saves: Martinez pitcher 5 saves
● Loss: Aoyagi 1-2

Chunichi tied the game 0-1 in the first inning with a timely hit by Saya Ishikawa and a timely two-base play by Mizowaki.

Almonte added one run each in the second inning and Ogasawara scored one run in the third inning.

Starting pitcher Ogasawara earned his second win with a one-run seventh inning.

Hanshin started pitcher Aoyagi and gave up four runs in the middle of the third inning.

Hiroshima vs DeNA

Hiroshima vs DeNA was won by DeNA 1-0.

○ Win: Imanaga 1
win save: Yamazaki pitcher 1 loss 5 saves
● Loss: Corniel pitcher 1 loss

DeNA broke the balance in the eighth inning with a score between pinch hitter Kusumoto and the first base with one out.

Starting pitcher Konaga pitched eight innings, allowing no runs on five hits, making his first start of the season and earning his fifth save.

In Hiroshima, pitcher Corniel, who started for the first time, pitched well, but two foreballs in the eighth inning led to a run scored.