Six professional baseball games were played, and Central League leader DeNA lost to Hiroshima, ending their winning streak at seven.
In the Pacific League, Orix beat SoftBank to take sole lead.

【Central League】

DeNA vs Hiroshima

In DeNA vs. Hiroshima, Hiroshima won 6-1.

○ Wins: Turley pitcher 2 wins and 1 save.
- Loss: Yamazaki pitcher 2 losses and 8 saves.
◎ Home run: Hiroshima-Sakakura No. 3.

Hiroshima scored five runs in the ninth inning on a timely infield hit by Akiyama and a bases-loaded home run by Sakakura.

The third pitcher, Turley, earned his second win.

DeNA failed to capitalize on repeated chances and their winning streak stopped at seven.

Hanshin vs. Chunichi

In the Hanshin vs. Chunichi match, Chunichi won 3-1.

○ Win: Fukutani pitcher 2 wins and 1 loss.
Savings: Martinez pitched 8 saves.
- Loss: Aoyagi pitcher 1 win 3 losses.

Chunichi defended the three-run double that Hosokawa scored in the first inning with a pitch.

Starting pitcher Fukutani pitched a one-run seventh inning to earn his second win.

Martinez earned his eighth save.

Chunichi's losing streak stopped at 1.

Hanshin lost the game after starting pitcher Aoyagi gave up three runs in the first inning.

Giants vs. Yakult

Giants vs. Yakult was won by Yakult 7-5.

○ Win: Ishiyama pitcher 3 wins and 1 loss.
Savings: Taguchi pitcher 1 loss and 8 saves.
- Loss: Pitcher Chiharu Tanaka 1 loss.
◎ Home runs: Yakult Osuna No. 5 and No. 6, Yamada No. 3.
Giant Sho Nakata No. 7.

Yakult tied the game 4-4 in the eighth inning with Osuna's second home run of the game, a two-run, and added one run in the ninth on Aoki's sacrifice fly.

The fourth pitcher, Ishiyama, earned his third win.

Taguchi earned his eighth save.

The Giants didn't have a good relievers.

【Pacific League】

SoftBank vs. Orix

In SoftBank vs. Orix, Orix won 1-0.

○ Wins: Miyagi pitcher 3 wins.
Savings: Yoshitoshi Hirano 7 saves.
- Loss: Ozeki pitcher 1 win 3 losses.

Orix saved one run in the fifth inning on Mori's sacrifice fly.

Starting pitcher Miyagi earned his third win with five hits and no runs in eight innings.

Orix won three straight games to take sole lead for the first time this season.

SoftBank starting pitcher Ozeki persevered with one run in seven innings, but there was no support from the batting lineup.

SoftBank has lost three in a row.

Seibu vs Japan Ham

Seibu vs. Japan Ham was won by Japan Ham 7-1.

○ Wins: Ito pitchers 1 win and 3 losses.
- Loss: Enss pitcher 1 win and 4 losses.

Japan Ham advanced to third base after Ihata reached base with a hit in the third inning, and Egoshi's squeeze opened the scoring.

Then, in the sixth and eighth innings, they took advantage of their opponents' errors and added two runs each.

Starting pitcher Ito pitched seven innings and gave up one run to earn his first win in his fifth start of the season.

Japan Ham won their first three games of the season.

Seibu lost three consecutive games due to defensive mistakes.

Rakuten vs Lotte

Rakuten vs Lotte was won by Rakuten 5-1.

○ Wins: Kishi pitcher 1 win 1 loss.
Savings: Pitcher Yuki Matsui 1 win and 5 saves.
- Loss: Nishino pitcher 3 wins and 1 loss.
◎ Home run: Lotte Polanco No. 2.

Rakuten scored two runs in the first inning on a timely double by Shimauchi and a timely two-base run by Okajima.

In the fifth inning, they added one run on a timely groundout by Tanitani, and in the eighth inning, they added two more runs.

Starting pitcher Kishi pitched eight innings and gave up one run to earn his first win of the season, bringing his total to 1.

Rakuten has won three in a row.

Lotte has lost three in a row.