Domingo Santana (LF - Yakult )

Domingo Santana went 2-for-3 and raised his season batting average to .250 with a single and a double, but Yakult lost 2-1 to Yokohama.

Mizuki Hori (RP - Nippon Ham )

Mizuki Hori (4-1, 1 SV, 15 H) pitched one inning of shutout relief against the Saitama Seibu Lions allowing no hits and one walk with 3 Ks.

Sean Reynolds (P - Yokohama )

Sean Reynolds (4-1, 15 SV, 27 H) pitched one inning of shutout relief against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows allowing no hits and no walks with 1 K to pick up the save.

Kota Tatsu (SP - Nippon Ham )

Nippon Ham starter Kota Tatsu (5-7, 2 SV, 5 H) threw a quality start, going seven innings, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks with 7 Ks to earn the 4-2 win over the Lions. Tatsu started the game throwing his fastball at 150 kph (94 mph) and maxed out at 154 kph (96 mph) in the second inning, with a strike percentage of 65% (28/43), and a swing and miss percentage of 7%. His SPLIT averaged 138 kph (86 mph) with a strike percentage of 60% (9/15), and a swing and miss percentage of 40%. Tatsu threw 98 pitches with 62 being strikes. His pitch selection was 43 FB, 15 SPLIT, 13 SWP, 8 CNG, 8 SLDR, 5 CB, 3 2SFB, 1 CTR, and 1 UNK with a GO/FO ratio of 6/8.

Yoshitomo Tsutsugoh (1B - Yokohama )

Yoshitomo Tsutsugoh went 2-for-3 and raised his season batting average to .267 with a single and a home run (his 19th of the season) as Yokohama beat Yakult 2-1.

Yuki Nomura (RF - Nippon Ham )

Yuki Nomura went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .259 with a single and a home run (his 16th of the season) while driving in 2 runs as Nippon Ham defeated Seibu 4-2.

Yusuke Ohyama (1B - Hanshin )

Yusuke Ohyama went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .279 with a double and a home run (his 16th of the season) while driving in 3 runs as Hanshin beat Hiroshima 7-2.

Shugo Maki (2B - Yokohama )

Shugo Maki went 1-for-4 with a home run (his 27th of the season) as Yokohama beat Yakult 2-1.

Koji Chikamoto (CF - Hanshin )

Koji Chikamoto went 3-for-5 and raised his season batting average to .285 with 3 singles while scoring twice as Hanshin beat Hiroshima 7-2.

Yutaro Ishida (P - Yokohama )

Yokohama starter Yutaro Ishida (5-8) shutout the Swallows over six innings on 2 hits and 2 walks with 7 Ks to earn the 2-1 win over the Swallows. Ishida started the game throwing his fastball at 148 kph (93 mph) and maxed out at 151 kph (94 mph), in the first, second, and sixth innings, with a strike percentage of 73% (38/52), and a swing and miss percentage of 4%. His SNK averaged 137 kph (86 mph) with a strike percentage of 58% (19/33), and a swing and miss percentage of 24%. Also of significance, he threw his SWP 16 times, averaging 131 kph (82 mph) with a strike percentage of 50% (8/16), and a swing and miss percentage of 0%. Ishida threw 105 pitches with 66 being strikes. His pitch selection was 52 FB, 33 SNK, 16 SWP, 2 CB, 1 CTR, and 1 2SFB with a GO/FO ratio of 7/3.

Shota Morishita (RF - Hanshin )

Shota Morishita went 2-for-3 and raised his season batting average to .297 with a single and a home run (his 34th of the season) while driving in 3 runs and scored twice as Hanshin defeated Hiroshima 7-2.

Haruto Takahashi (P - Hanshin )

Hanshin starter Haruto Takahashi (14-3) threw a quality start, going six innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and no walks with 10 Ks to earn the 7-2 win over the Carp. Takahashi started the game throwing his fastball at 148 kph (93 mph) and maxed out at 148 kph (93 mph), in the first, second, and fourth innings, with a strike percentage of 85% (23/27), and a swing and miss percentage of 11%. Of note, Takahashi relied on his 2SFB more than his fastball. 139 kph (87 mph) with a strike percentage of 76% (26/34), and a swing and miss percentage of 26%. Also of significance, he threw his SLDR 15 times, averaging 128 kph (80 mph) with a strike percentage of 73% (11/15), and a swing and miss percentage of 20%. Takahashi threw 90 pitches with 65 being strikes. His pitch selection was 34 2SFB, 27 FB, 15 SLDR, 5 CTR, 3 CB, and 2 CNG with a GO/FO ratio of 7/0.

Fumiya Kurokawa (3B - Rakuten )

Fumiya Kurokawa went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .244 with a single and a home run (his fourth of the season) as Rakuten beat Lotte 5-1.

Koki Yamaguchi (DH - Lotte )

Koki Yamaguchi went 1-for-4 with a home run (his 31st of the season), but Lotte lost 5-1 to Rakuten.

Tai Sasaki (RF - Hiroshima )

Tai Sasaki went 3-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .261 with 3 singles, but Hiroshima lost 7-2 to Hanshin.

Yuki Yanagita (DH - SoftBank )

Yuki Yanagita went 3-for-5 and raised his season batting average to .297 with 2 singles and a double as SoftBank won over Orix 7-1.

Tatsuki Koja (SP - Rakuten )

Rakuten starter Tatsuki Koja (2-10) threw a quality start, going 8-⅔ innings, allowing one run on 8 hits and one walk with 9 Ks for the 5-1 win over the Marines. Koja started the game throwing his fastball at 146 kph (91 mph) and maxed out at 148 kph (93 mph) in the fifth inning, with a strike percentage of 74% (25/34), and a swing and miss percentage of 18%. Of note, Koja relied on his SLDR more than his fastball. 133 kph (83 mph) with a strike percentage of 66% (31/47), and a swing and miss percentage of 19%. Koja threw 109 pitches with 70 being strikes. His pitch selection was 47 SLDR, 34 FB, 12 2SFB, 4 SHOOT, and 1 CTR with a GO/FO ratio of 9/6.

Rui Muneyama (SS - Rakuten )

Rui Muneyama went 3-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .287 with a single, a double, and a home run (his seventh of the season) while scoring twice as Rakuten beat Lotte 5-1.

Haru Matsumoto (SP - SoftBank )

SoftBank starter Haru Matsumoto (11-3) went five innings, allowing one run on 6 hits and one walk with 2 Ks to earn the 7-1 win over the Buffaloes. Matsumoto started the game throwing his fastball at 145 kph (91 mph) and maxed out at 147 kph (92 mph), in the first, fourth, and fifth innings, with a strike percentage of 67% (22/33), and a swing and miss percentage of 0%. His SLDR averaged 130 kph (81 mph) with a strike percentage of 60% (9/15), and a swing and miss percentage of 27%. Matsumoto threw 80 pitches with 50 being strikes. His pitch selection was 33 FB, 15 SLDR, 13 CB, 11 CNG, and 8 CTR with a GO/FO ratio of 7/5.

Tomoya Masaki (1B - SoftBank )

Tomoya Masaki went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .286 with 2 doubles as SoftBank defeated Orix 7-1.