Masumi Hamachi (P - Yokohama )

Masumi Hamachi (1-0, 20 H) threw one inning of shutout relief to earn the win as Yokohama beat Hanshin 2-1.

Tatsuru Yanagimachi (RF - SoftBank )

Tatsuru Yanagimachi went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .264 with a single and a double while scoring twice as SoftBank won over Orix 9-0.

Sean Reynolds (P - Yokohama )

Sean Reynolds (4-1, 17 SV, 29 H) pitched one inning of shutout relief against the Hanshin Tigers allowing one hit and one walk with 3 Ks to pick up the save.

Koki Yamaguchi (DH - Lotte )

Koki Yamaguchi went 2-for-5 and raised his season batting average to .279 with 2 singles while driving in 2 runs as Lotte won over Seibu 6-2.

Taisei Makihara (2B - SoftBank )

Taisei Makihara went 3-for-5 and raised his season batting average to .300 with 3 singles as SoftBank won over Orix 9-0.

Misho Nishikawa (RF - Lotte )

Misho Nishikawa went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .293 with a single and a home run (his eighth of the season) while driving in 3 runs as Lotte defeated Seibu 6-2.

Toshiro Miyazaki (3B - Yokohama )

Toshiro Miyazaki went 1-for-4 with a home run (his 11th of the season) while driving in 2 runs as Yokohama won over Hanshin 2-1.

Tomoya Hoshi (P - Yakult )

Tomoya Hoshi (1-4, 1 SV, 30 H) pitched one inning of shutout relief against the Chunichi Dragons allowing no hits and no walks.

Haru Matsumoto (SP - SoftBank )

SoftBank starter Haru Matsumoto (12-3) blanked the Buffaloes over six innings on 2 hits and no walks with 6 Ks for the 9-0 win over the Buffaloes. Matsumoto started the game throwing his fastball at 146 kph (91 mph) and maxed out at 147 kph (92 mph), in the second and fourth innings, with a strike percentage of 71% (20/28), and a swing and miss percentage of 4%. His SLDR averaged 131 kph (82 mph) with a strike percentage of 71% (12/17), and a swing and miss percentage of 24%. Matsumoto threw 71 pitches with 53 being strikes. His pitch selection was 28 FB, 17 SLDR, 10 CB, 9 CNG, and 7 CTR with a GO/FO ratio of 7/5.

Taichi Yamano (P - Yakult )

Yakult starter Taichi Yamano (12-4) threw a quality start, going seven innings, allowing 4 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits and 3 walks with 4 Ks to earn the 5-4 win over the Dragons. Yamano started the game throwing his fastball at 148 kph (93 mph) and maxed out at 152 kph (95 mph) in the seventh inning, with a strike percentage of 68% (21/31), and a swing and miss percentage of 6%. His SLDR averaged 134 kph (84 mph) with a strike percentage of 76% (16/21), and a swing and miss percentage of 24%. Also of significance, he threw his SPLIT 20 times, averaging 126 kph (79 mph) with a strike percentage of 75% (15/20), and a swing and miss percentage of 15%. Yamano threw 97 pitches with 62 being strikes. His pitch selection was 31 FB, 21 SLDR, 20 SPLIT, 9 1SFB, and 5 CB with a GO/FO ratio of 9/8.

Ayuto Matsushita (3B - Yakult )

Ayuto Matsushita went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .212 with 2 singles while scoring twice as Yakult defeated Chunichi 5-4.

Yoshihiro Akahane (3B - Yakult )

Yoshihiro Akahane went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .249 with a single and a double while driving in 2 runs as Yakult won over Chunichi 5-4.

Shogo Sakakura (1B - Hiroshima )

Shogo Sakakura went 3-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .252 with 2 singles and a double while scoring twice as Hiroshima defeated Yomiuri 3-2.

Naru Katsuda (SS - Hiroshima )

Naru Katsuda went 3-for-3 and raised his season batting average to .211 with 3 singles as Hiroshima defeated Yomiuri 3-2.

Itsuki Murabayashi (2B - Rakuten )

Itsuki Murabayashi went 2-for-5 and raised his season batting average to .269 with 2 singles while driving in 2 runs as Rakuten won over Nippon Ham 6-0.

Shogo Sakakura (1B - Hiroshima )

Shogo Sakakura went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .248 with a single and a home run (his 14th of the season) while driving in 2 runs as Hiroshima won over Yomiuri 3-1.

Goh Matsumoto (LF - Yomiuri )

Goh Matsumoto went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .284 with a single and a double, but Yomiuri lost 3-1 to Hiroshima.

Masato Morishita (P - Hiroshima )

Hiroshima starter Masato Morishita (7-11) threw a quality start, going six innings, allowing one run on 5 hits and one walk with 6 Ks for the 3-1 win over the Giants. Morishita started the game throwing his fastball at 145 kph (91 mph) and maxed out at 149 kph (93 mph), in the first and fourth innings, with a strike percentage of 71% (40/56), and a swing and miss percentage of 2%. His CNG averaged 131 kph (82 mph) with a strike percentage of 62% (16/26), and a swing and miss percentage of 15%. Morishita threw 108 pitches with 72 being strikes. His pitch selection was 56 FB, 26 CNG, 12 CB, 10 CTR, and 4 SPLIT with a GO/FO ratio of 7/5.

Kenta Maeda (SP - Rakuten )

Rakuten starter Kenta Maeda (5-4) threw a complete game shutout on 2 hits and no walks with 9 Ks to earn the 6-0 win over the Fighters. Maeda started the game throwing his fastball at 148 kph (93 mph) and maxed out at 150 kph (94 mph) in the first inning, with a strike percentage of 71% (34/48), and a swing and miss percentage of 10%. His SPLIT averaged 137 kph (86 mph) with a strike percentage of 61% (17/28), and a swing and miss percentage of 18%. Also of significance, he threw his FB 23 times, averaging 148 kph (93 mph) with a strike percentage of 70% (16/23), and a swing and miss percentage of 13%. Maeda threw 116 pitches with 75 being strikes. His pitch selection was 48 SLDR, 28 SPLIT, 23 FB, 5 CB, and 5 2SFB with a GO/FO ratio of 9/8.

Kazuyuki Takemaru (P - Yomiuri )

Yomiuri starter Kazuyuki Takemaru (11-9) went 5-⅔ innings, allowing one run on 4 hits and 2 walks with 8 Ks for the 2-1 win over the Carp. Takemaru started the game throwing his fastball at 146 kph (91 mph) and maxed out at 151 kph (94 mph), in the first and second innings, with a strike percentage of 68% (28/41), and a swing and miss percentage of 15%. His CNG averaged 129 kph (81 mph) with a strike percentage of 47% (9/19), and a swing and miss percentage of 11%. Also of significance, he threw his SLDR 17 times, averaging 129 kph (81 mph) with a strike percentage of 65% (11/17), and a swing and miss percentage of 18%. Takemaru threw 89 pitches with 56 being strikes. His pitch selection was 41 FB, 19 CNG, 17 SLDR, 7 CTR, and 1 CB with a GO/FO ratio of 4/5.