In professional baseball, six interleague games were played, and the Pacific League leader Orix beat the Giants. On the other hand, second-place Lotte lost five consecutive games with a draw in between, widening the gap to two. SoftBank is in third place, a game behind Lotte.

Oryx vs. Giants

Orix vs. Giants was won by Orix 2-1.

○ Wins: Yamamoto pitched 5 wins and 2 losses.
Saves: Soichiro Yamazaki pitcher 1 save.
- Loss: Takahashi pitcher 1 loss.

Orix took the lead in the third inning on Mori's two-run double to second base.

Starting pitcher Yamamoto pitched an effective mix of fastball and changeup, allowing four hits and one run in eight innings to earn his fifth win.

Pitcher Soichiro Yamazaki earned his first save of the season in the ninth inning, and Orix won three straight games.

The Giants brought the game to a close game in the fourth inning on a timely hit by Sho Nakata, but it fell short.

Lotte vs Yakult

Lotte vs Yakult was won by Yakult 10-3.

○ Wins: Ogawa pitcher 3 wins and 5 losses.
- Losses: Mima pitcher 4 losses.
◎ Home run: Yakult Santana No. 6.

Lotte Polanco No. 7.

Yakult came back from behind 2-3 in the seventh inning with a timely two-run double by Uchiyama.

In the eighth inning, Santana scored two runs.

In the ninth inning, they added four runs on four hits.

Starting pitcher Ogawa allowed four hits and three runs in six innings to earn his third win, while Yakult won four in a row.

Lotte lost five in a row with a draw in between.

SoftBank vs. DeNA

In the SoftBank vs. DeNA match, SoftBank won the bye 2-1.

○ Wins: Moinello pitcher 2 wins and 2 saves.
●Loss: Ise pitcher 2 wins, 1 loss, 1 save.
◎ Home run: SoftBank Imamiya No. 2.

SoftBank scored a 1-1 ninth inning with two outs and a timely bye by Taisei Makihara.

Moinello, who finished the ninth inning with three strikeouts, earned his second win.

DeNA started pitcher Konaga pitched well in the eighth inning, giving up one hit and one run, but there was no support from the batting lineup.

Japan Ham vs Hiroshima

Japan Ham vs Hiroshima was won by Hiroshima 3-2.

○ Wins: Kuribayashi pitcher 1 win, 5 losses, 7 saves.
Savings: Yazaki pitcher 3 wins and 6 saves.
● Loss: Miyanishi pitcher 1 loss 1 save.
◎ Home run: Japan ham Tsuyoshi Matsumoto No. 2.

Hiroshima rallied from a 1-2 deficit in the eighth inning with two outs on back-to-back timely doubles by Nishikawa and pinch hitter Matsuyama.

The second pitcher, Kuribayashi, pitched one scoreless inning to earn his first professional win.

Japan Ham started pitching well, allowing one run in six innings, but reliever Miyanishi collapsed.

Seibu vs. Chunichi

In Seibu vs. Chunichi, Chunichi won 2-1.

○ Wins: Suzuki pitchers 1 win and 1 loss.
Savings: Martinez pitched 1-1, 14 saves.
- Losses: Yoza pitcher 2 losses.

Chunichi scored two runs in the fifth inning on back-to-back timely hits by Okabayashi and Hosokawa.

Starting pitcher Suzuki pitched the ball low and threw five hitless runs until the middle of the sixth inning, earning his first win in two years.

It was my first win as a starter.

Seibu started pitching well, giving up two runs in seven innings, but only one run was supported by the batting lineup.

Rakuten vs Hanshin

Rakuten vs Hanshin was won by Rakuten 4-1.

○ Winning, pitcher Norimoto 2 wins and 4 losses.
Saves and pitcher Yuki Matsui 1-1 with 9 saves.
- Loss, Murakami pitcher 5 wins and 2 losses.
◎ Home run Rakuten Tatsumi Ryosuke No. 3.

Rakuten rallied 0-1 in the second inning with a timely two-run hit by Ota.

Ota extended the lead with a timely two-base hit in the fourth inning.

Starting pitcher Norimoto earned his second win with four hits and one run in six innings, ending Rakuten's losing streak at three.

Hanshin scored only one run in the first inning, and starting pitcher Murakami took his second loss by giving up four runs in a single inning until the eighth inning.