Six professional baseball games were played, and the top three teams in the Pacific League won. In the Central League, leaders DeNA and second-place Hanshin both lost, leaving the game difference at 6.3.

Pacific League

Rakuten vs Orix

In Rakuten vs. Orix, Orix won 2-0.

○ Wins: Miyagi pitchers 4 wins
● Losses: Hayakawa pitchers 1 win 3
losses ◎ Home runs: Orix Gonzalez No. 5 Sano * Kodai No. 1

Orix scored 0-0 in the eighth inning on two solo home runs by Gonzalez and Kodai Sano.

Starting pitcher Miyagi allowed four hits and didn't allow a run on third base to earn his fourth win with his first shutout of the season.

Rakuten pitched well, with Hayakawa giving up two runs in eight innings, but there was no support from the batting lineup.

※ "Kou" is "Notice" to the right of "White"

SoftBank vs Japan Ham

In the SoftBank vs. Japan Ham match, SoftBank won the bye 1-0.

○ Win: Ozeki pitcher 2 wins 3 losses
● Loss: Rodriguez pitcher 2 losses SoftBank won

the bye game 0-0 in the ninth inning with one out and second base, when Kai's infield hit was combined with an opponent's error and the runner survived.

Starting pitcher Ozeki allowed one hit and struck out 9 to earn his first shutout of the season and his second win since the season opener.

Japan Ham started the game and pitched seven scoreless innings, but the batting line fell silent.

Seibu vs Lotte

Seibu vs Lotte was won by Lotte 6-2.

○ Wins: Taneichi pitchers 3 wins 2 losses
● Losses: Imai pitchers 3 wins 1
losses ◎ Home runs: Lotte Ikeda No. 1, Nakamura Shogo No. 2
Seibu McKinon No. 5, Sozaki No.

6 Lotte had a timely leadoff hit by Shogo Nakamura in the first inning, a timely one-run homer in the third inning, and a two-run double in the seventh to extend the lead, with four hits and four RBIs.

Second-year Ikeda hit his first professional home run.

Starting pitcher Taneichi allowed six hits and two runs in seven innings to earn his third win.

Seibu lost for the first time this season as Imai gave up six runs in the middle of the seventh inning.

Central League

DeNA vs. Giants

DeNA vs. Giants was won by the Giants, 9-2.

○ Wins: Togo 4 wins 1 loss ● Losses: Bauer pitchers 1 win 1
loss
◎ Home runs: Giants Okamoto Kazuma No. 5, Oshiro Takuzo No. 5, Kadowaki No. 1,
Walker No.
2 DeNA Sano No. 6

The Giants rallied 0-1 in the second inning with a solo shot by Kazuma Okamoto in the fifth and a timely hit by rookie Kadowaki.

In the sixth inning, Takuzo Oshiro and Kadowaki, his first professional home run, added four more runs on two runs, and scored nine runs on 2 hits.

Starting pitcher Togo pitched a complete game after giving up two runs to earn his fourth win.

The Giants stopped their losing streak at three.

DeNA crumbled with starting pitcher Bauer giving up seven runs in six innings.

Hanshin vs Yakult

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

○ Win: Yoshimura 2 wins 1 loss
Save : Taguchi pitcher 1 loss 9 saves
● Loss: Murakami pitcher 2 wins 1
loss ◎ Home run: Yakult Santana No. 5

Yakult broke the balance 0-0 in the seventh inning with Santana's solo shot in the fifth.

Starting pitcher Yoshimura pitched six innings of hitless innings to earn his second win, while Taguchi earned his ninth save.

Hanshin's scoreless streak since the start of the season was halted in 7 innings when starting pitcher Murakami hit a home run in the seventh inning, and Hanshin's winning streak was halted at three.

Chunichi vs Hiroshima

In the match between China and Japan, Hiroshima won 1-0.

○ Wins: Tokoda 3
wins saves: Yazaki 1 win 1 save
● Loss: Sobue 2-1 Hiroshima

broke the balance with a timely error by Noma in the eighth inning, 0-0.

Starting pitcher Tokoda pitched seven scoreless innings to earn his third win and stop the team's losing streak at three.

In Chunichi, starting pitcher Fukutani pitched well with six scoreless innings, but there was no support from the batting lineup, and the winning streak stopped at three.