Six professional baseball games were played.
In the Central League, leaders Hanshin, who have been in good form this month, have won eight straight games. On the other hand, Yakult has a losing streak of 6 with a draw in between.

【Central League】

Hanshin vs. Giants

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

○ Wins: Saiki pitcher 3 wins and 3 losses.
Savings: Yuasa pitcher made 6 saves.
- Loss: Pitcher Chiharu Tanaka 1 win and 3 losses.
◎ Home run: Hanshin Mieses No. 3.
Giant Akihiro No. 4.

Hanshin scored three runs in the seventh inning on a 1-1 game on Noisy's timely hit and Oyama's two-run double by Oyama. The starting pitcher allowed three hits and 7 strikeouts in the middle of the eighth inning to earn his third win.
Hanshin has won eight in a row.

The Giants had five hits and no runs batted in, and their winning percentage fell below 2% in three consecutive losses.

Chunichi vs. DeNA

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

○ Wins: Onuki pitcher 1 win and 1 loss.
Savings: Yamazaki pitcher 3 losses and 12 saves.
- Loss: Pitcher Hiroto Takahashi 1 win 6 losses.

DeNA scored three runs in the fifth inning on an extrusion foreball and a timely two-run double by Sekine. The starting pitcher Onuki had good control and gave up one run in the middle of the ninth inning to earn his first win of the season.
DeNA stopped their losing streak at "5", and

Chunichi's losing streak stopped at "2".
Starting pitcher Hiroto Takahashi gave up three runs in five innings to end a six-game losing streak.

Hiroshima vs Yakult

In the match between Hiroshima and Yakult, Hiroshima won 3-1.

○ Wins: Anderson pitchers 3 wins and 1 loss.
Save Island pitcher 1 win, 1 loss, 1 save.
- Loss: Ogawa pitcher 2 wins 5 losses.
◎ Home run: Hiroshima Kikuchi No. 3.
Yakult Murakami No. 9.

Hiroshima opened the scoring in the first inning with Kikuchi's leadoff home run and added another run in the fifth on Uemoto's two-run double to base.
Starting pitcher Anderson tossed seven innings and scored one run on Murakami's solo home run to earn his third win and earn his first professional save.
Hiroshima has won three consecutive matches.

Yakult failed to connect and lost 1 consecutive games with a draw in between.

【Pacific League】

SoftBank vs Lotte

In the SoftBank vs. Lotte match, Lotte won 9-5.

○ Wins: Pitcher Aki Sasaki 4 wins.
●Loss: Fujii pitcher 4 wins and 3 losses.
◎ Home runs: Lotte Nakamura Shogo No. 3, Polanco No. 5.
SoftBank Kurihara No. 6.

Lotte opened the scoring in the first inning on Shogo Nakamura's two-run triple, and Shogo Nakamura hit another timely hit in the second inning. In the seventh inning, Polanco's three-run fifth extended the lead.
Starting pitcher Aki Sasaki allowed three hits and two runs in six innings to earn his fourth win.

SoftBank had eight foreballs and four dead balls in SoftBank's pitching system.

Seibu vs Orix

Seibu vs Orix was won by Seibu 3-2.

○ Wins: Taira pitcher 4 wins and 1 loss.
Savings: Masuda pitcher 1 win, 1 loss, 7 saves.
- Loss: Miyagi pitcher 4 wins and 1 loss.
◎ Home run: Orix Hirooka No. 1.

Seibu won the game 2-2 in the sixth inning on Wakabayashi's timely bases-loaded walk. Starting pitcher Taira pitched six innings, allowing three hits and two runs to earn his fourth win.
Seibu stopped their losing streak at 6.

Orix suffered their first loss of the season when Miyagi pitched three runs in the middle of the sixth inning, ending the team's winning streak at five.

Rakuten vs Japan Ham

Rakuten vs. Japan Ham went into 12 innings, and Rakuten won the bye 3-2.

○ Wins: Song pitcher 1 win.
- Losses: Rodriguez pitcher 3 losses.
◎ Home run: Rakuten Kofukada No. 2.
Japan Ham Manba No. 9.

Rakuten tied the game at 1-2 in the ninth inning on a sacrifice fly by Kogo, and in the 9th inning, pinch hitter Okajima hit a timely hit over the left field line from third base with one out.
Rakuten won the bye for the third time this season. The fourth pitcher earned his first win of the season.

Japan Ham was held to a no-hitter after the fifth inning.