Five professional baseball games were played, and Orix, aiming for their fourth straight victory in the Pacific League, defeated Seibu and ended their losing streak at three thanks to the good pitching of pitcher Kohei Higashi.

《Central League》

Chunichi x Giants

The Giants won 2-0 in the match between Chunichi and the Giants.



○ Wins: 1 win for pitcher Sugano.


▽Save: 1 save by many pitchers.


●Losses: 1 loss by pitcher Umezu.



The Giants took a two-run lead in the third inning with a timely two-base hit by Kazuma Okamoto, and ended their losing streak at three with a scoreless relay from three pitchers. Pitcher Sugano, who was making his first start this season, was the winning pitcher with seven scoreless innings, and many pitchers finished the game with three strikeouts, earning his first save of the season.



Chunichi's offense continued to be poor, and they were unable to support pitcher Umezu, who was pitching well, so they were unable to win their third consecutive home game.

Hiroshima x Yakult

Hiroshima vs. Yakult, Hiroshima won 6-3.



○ Wins: 1 win for pitcher Nakazaki.


▽Save: Pitcher Kuribayashi made 2 saves.


●Losses: 2 losses by pitcher Shimizu.



In the 7th inning, trailing by three points, Hiroshima got close to a one-point lead with Aizawa's two-point RBI. In the 8th inning, Uemoto caught up with a timely hit, and Matsuyama, the oldest player on the team at 38 years old, served as a pinch hitter and hit a two-run, two-run homer to take the lead. The fourth pitcher, Nakazaki, scored his first win of the season, making it Hiroshima's third consecutive win.



Yakult's pitching staff collapsed in the final stages.

Hanshin x DeNA

Hanshin vs. DeNA, DeNA won 3-2.



○ Wins: Pitcher Kamichatani 1 win.


▽Save: Pitcher Yamazaki made 2 saves.


●Loss: 1 loss by pitcher Yuki Nishi.



In the 6th inning, trailing by 2 runs, DeNA came back with Sekine's timely two-base and pinch hitter, and Kusumoto's 2-run timely hit. Pitcher Kamichatani, who became the second pitcher to pitch in the middle of the 5th inning, got two outs and earned his first win of the season. From the 6th inning onward, four pitchers managed to get away with one inning each. For the first time in 24 years, DeNA has won two cards in a row since the start of the tournament.



Hanshin was unable to take advantage of late-game opportunities and ended up losing for two consecutive games.

"Pacific League"

Seibu x Orix

Seibu vs. Orix, Orix won 2-1, ending their losing streak at 3 points.



○ Wins: 1 win for pitcher Higashi.


▽Save: Pitcher Yoshihisa Hirano made 2 saves.


●Losses: 1 loss to Bo pitcher.


◎Home run: Seibu/Tonosaki player No. 1.



Orix took the lead in the third inning with Wakatsuki's sacrifice fly, and in the sixth inning, Mori scored an extra point with a timely hit. In his seventh year pitching for the first time this season, pitcher Higashi limited the seventh inning to just one run with a home run, earning his eighth win without a loss since his debut in the first team a year ago.



Seibu's starting pitcher, Bo, pitched well, giving up two runs in the middle of the 6th inning, but the batting lineup was sluggish.

Softbank x Lotte

In Softbank vs. Lotte, Softbank won 8-1, making it two consecutive wins from the start.



○ Wins: 1 win for pitcher Otsu.


▼Loss: 1 loss to pitcher Mima.


◎Home run: Softbank Kondo player No. 1, Imamiya player No. 2/Lotte Fujioka player No. 1.



Softbank scored six points in the first inning with the attacks of 11 batters, including Yamakawa's two-point RBI and Kondo's two-run hit, and in the sixth inning, Imamiya extended their lead with his second consecutive home run. In his second year as a professional starter, pitcher Otsu achieved his first win of the season by limiting himself to one run in the sixth inning with a solo home run.



Lotte's starting pitcher, Mima, gave up 7 runs in 4 innings.