Six professional baseball games were played, and 6-year-old pitcher Shunpei Yamashita of the Pacific League leader Orix earned his ninth victory with a one-run seventh inning.

《Pacific League》

Seibu × ORIX

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

○ Win: Yamashita 9 wins 3 losses
▽ Saves: Yoshitoshi Hirano 3 wins, 1 loss, 17 saves
● Loss: Imai pitcher 6 wins 3
losses ◎ Home run: Orix Tonmiya 13

Orix opened the scoring with a solo home run by Tonmiya in the fifth inning, tying the game, but Wakatsuki's timely groundout in the seventh inning gave them the win. Starting pitcher Yamashita pitched seven innings, allowing six hits and one run to earn his ninth win.

Seibu started pitching well, allowing two runs in eight innings, but the batting line was unable to support the team, and their winning streak stopped at three.

Rakuten × Lotte

Rakuten vs Lotte was won by Rakuten 7-6.

○ Wins: Sakai pitcher 4 wins, 3 losses, 1 save ▽ Saves: Matsui Hiroki 1 win, 2 losses, 24 saves ● Losses: Perdomo pitchers 1 win, 2 losses
, 1 save

◎ Home runs: Rakuten Franco No. 9 / Lotte Polanco No.

15The game was contested, and Rakuten tied the game in the eighth inning on a timely groundout by Kofukada and followed by a timely two-base hit by Kogo. The fifth tavern pitcher earned his fourth win.

Lotte took the lead in three innings, but the pitching staff was struggling, with four errors and a poor defense.

Japan Ham × SoftBank

Japan Ham vs. SoftBank was won by SoftBank 11-6.

○ Wins: Matayoshi pitchers 1 win
● Losses: Tateno pitchers 1 loss
◎ Home runs: SoftBank Kondo No. 15 / Japan Ham Kiyomiya No. 7, Nomura No. 9, No. 10

SoftBank came close to a one-run lead in the fifth inning thanks to Kondo's timely two-run double in the fifth inning, followed by a timely two-run double by Yanagida in the sixth inning to win the game on Kondo's two-run homer. SoftBank, who scored 4 runs on 5 hits, the most of the season, ended a three-game losing streak and second pitcher Matayoshi earned his first win of the season.

Japan Ham was unable to play its role as starting pitcher Ito gave up five runs in the middle of the fifth inning, and the relievers collapsed.

《Central League》

DeNA× Hanshin

In DeNA vs. Hanshin, Hanshin won 7-3.

○ Win: Aoyagi pitcher 4 wins 4 losses ● Loss: Onuki pitcher 3 wins 3 losses

◎ Home run: Hanshin Oyama No. 13 / DeNA Tobashira No.

5Hanshin opened the scoring in the first inning on a three-run double by Oyama and added two more runs in the third on a timely hit by Aoyagi and a timely two-base double by Chikamoto. In the seventh inning, when the score was tied at two, Morishita extended the lead with a timely groundout. Chikamoto had four hits and three stolen bases, while starting pitcher Aoyagi gave up three runs in six innings to earn his fourth win, giving Hanshin his third straight win.

DeNA has lost three in a row after the starting pitcher Onuki gave up five runs in three innings and ended up in a tie.

Hiroshima × Giants

Hiroshima vs. Giants was won by Hiroshima 7-3.

○ Wins: Tamamura pitchers 2 wins
● Losses: Iori Yamazaki pitchers 8 wins 3
losses ◎ Home runs: Hiroshima Davidson No. 11, Tanaka No. 6 / Giants Kazuma Okamoto No.

27Hiroshima opened the scoring in the second inning with Davidson's two-run home run for the second consecutive game, and in the third inning, Sakakura's timely two-base double scored to extend their lead. Starting pitcher Tamamura pitched seven innings, allowing two runs and striking out seven to earn his second win in nearly four months since April 2, and Hiroshima won three straight games after a tie.

The Giants miscalculated when starting pitcher Iori Yamazaki gave up four runs in the middle of the third inning.

Chunichi × Yakult

In the Chunichi vs. Yakult match, Chunichi won 4-2.

○ Win: Hiroto Takahashi 4 wins 7 losses
▽ Saves: Martinez pitchers 1 win, 1 loss, 25 saves
● Losses: Ogawa pitchers 5 wins, 8 losses

Chunichi tied the game in the second inning with three runs scored on timely throws by Ryukora and Oshima, and escaped with a five-man relay of pitchers. Starting pitcher Hiroto Takahashi earned his fourth win after giving up two runs in the middle of the seventh inning for the first time in about a month and a half.

Yakult suffered two errors in the second inning and lost four in a row.