Sandro Fabian (LF - Hiroshima )

Sandro Fabian (13 HR) went 2-for-3 and raised his season batting average to .226 with a single and a home run (his 13th of the season) while scoring twice as Hiroshima defeated Yakult 4-3.

Yutaro Itayama (RF - Chunichi )

Yutaro Itayama (6 HR) went 1-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .248 with a triple while driving in 3 runs as Chunichi beat Yokohama 5-1.

Tai Sasaki (PH - Hiroshima )

Tai Sasaki (3 HR) went 3-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .247 with a single and 2 doubles while driving in 2 runs as Hiroshima defeated Yakult 4-3.

Shoki Murakami (P - Hanshin )

Hanshin starter Shoki Murakami (8-5) threw a complete game shutout on 6 hits and one walk with 6 Ks for the 1-0 win over the Giants. Murakami started the game throwing his fastball at 145 kph (91 mph) and maxed out at 147 kph (92 mph), in the fifth and seventh innings, with a strike percentage of 68% (30/44), and a swing and miss percentage of 2%. His CTR averaged 140 kph (88 mph) with a strike percentage of 74% (14/19), and a swing and miss percentage of 11%. Also of significance, he threw his CNG 18 times, averaging 129 kph (81 mph) with a strike percentage of 72% (13/18), and a swing and miss percentage of 33%. Murakami threw 117 pitches with 76 being strikes. His pitch selection was 44 FB, 19 CTR, 18 CNG, 14 2SFB, 8 SLDR, and 4 CB with a GO/FO ratio of 12/7.

Shogo Sakakura (3B - Hiroshima )

Shogo Sakakura (10 HR) went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .256 with a single and a double as Hiroshima defeated Yakult 4-3.

Kyota Fujiwara (RF - Lotte )

Kyota Fujiwara (5 HR) went 2-for-3 and raised his season batting average to .297 with 2 singles as Lotte beat Orix 3-2.

Ryusei Ogawa (2B - Lotte )

Ryusei Ogawa went 3-for-3 and raised his season batting average to .271 with 2 singles and a double as Lotte beat Orix 3-2.

Yugo Maeda (SP - SoftBank )

SoftBank starter Yugo Maeda (8-0) blanked the Lions over six innings on 3 hits and 2 walks with 5 Ks for the 3-0 win over the Lions. Maeda started the game throwing his fastball at 145 kph (91 mph) and maxed out at 148 kph (93 mph) in the first inning, with a strike percentage of 72% (34/47), and a swing and miss percentage of 4%. His CB averaged 122 kph (76 mph) with a strike percentage of 39% (7/18), and a swing and miss percentage of 0%. Also of significance, he threw his SPLIT 17 times, averaging 132 kph (83 mph) with a strike percentage of 65% (11/17), and a swing and miss percentage of 24%. Maeda threw 93 pitches with 56 being strikes. His pitch selection was 47 FB, 18 CB, 17 SPLIT, and 11 SLDR with a GO/FO ratio of 2/10.

Tyler Nevin (1B - Seibu )

Tyler Nevin (15 HR) went 2-for-3 and raised his season batting average to .271 with 2 singles, but Seibu lost 3-0 to SoftBank.

Koji Chikamoto (CF - Hanshin )

Koji Chikamoto went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .250 with 2 singles as Hanshin beat Yomiuri 1-0.

Yusuke Ohyama (1B - Hanshin )

Yusuke Ohyama (12 HR) went 2-for-3 and raised his season batting average to .276 with 2 singles as Hanshin beat Yomiuri 1-0.

Naoki Arizono (3B - Nippon Ham )

Naoki Arizono (1 HR) went 3-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .455 with a single, a double, and a home run (his first of the season) while driving in 2 runs and scored twice as Nippon Ham beat Rakuten 6-2.

Chusei Mannami (RF - Nippon Ham )

Chusei Mannami (19 HR) went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .272 with a single and a home run (his 19th of the season) while scoring twice as Nippon Ham defeated Rakuten 6-2.

Kotaro Kiyomiya (1B - Nippon Ham )

Kotaro Kiyomiya (11 HR) went 1-for-2 and raised his season batting average to .243 with a double while driving in 2 runs as Nippon Ham defeated Rakuten 6-2.

Ukyo Shutoh (CF - SoftBank )

Ukyo Shutoh (1 HR) went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .286 with a single and a triple while driving in 2 runs and stealing a base as SoftBank defeated Seibu 3-0.

Teruaki Sato (3B - Hanshin )

Teruaki Sato (22 HR) went 1-for-4 with a home run (his 22th of the season) as Hanshin defeated Yomiuri 1-0.

Sachiya Yamasaki (RP - Nippon Ham )

Nippon Ham starter Sachiya Yamasaki (4-0) went five innings, allowing one run on 3 hits and 2 walks with 3 Ks for the 6-2 win over the Eagles. Yamasaki started the game throwing his fastball at 140 kph (88 mph) and maxed out at 143 kph (89 mph) in the first inning, with a strike percentage of 88% (15/17), and a swing and miss percentage of 6%. Of note, Yamasaki relied on his CTR more than his fastball. 132 kph (83 mph) with a strike percentage of 50% (9/18), and a swing and miss percentage of 11%. Also of significance, he threw his CNG 15 times, averaging 129 kph (81 mph) with a strike percentage of 53% (8/15), and a swing and miss percentage of 20%. Yamasaki threw 79 pitches with 49 being strikes. His pitch selection was 18 CTR, 17 FB, 15 CNG, 10 SPLIT, 10 2SFB, 6 SLDR, and 3 CB with a GO/FO ratio of 6/5.

Andre Jackson (SP - Lotte )

Lotte starter Andre Jackson (7-6) threw a quality start, going 7-⅓ innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks with 7 Ks for the 3-2 win over the Buffaloes. Jackson started the game throwing his fastball at 152 kph (95 mph) and maxed out at 157 kph (98 mph) in the eighth inning, with a strike percentage of 72% (33/46), and a swing and miss percentage of 15%. His CNG averaged 139 kph (87 mph) with a strike percentage of 62% (21/34), and a swing and miss percentage of 15%. Also of significance, he threw his CTR 20 times, averaging 142 kph (89 mph) with a strike percentage of 65% (13/20), and a swing and miss percentage of 15%. Jackson threw 116 pitches with 69 being strikes. His pitch selection was 46 FB, 34 CNG, 20 CTR, and 13 KNCV with a GO/FO ratio of 8/5.

Neftali Soto (1B - Lotte )

Neftali Soto (13 HR) went 1-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .241 with a home run (his 13th of the season) as Lotte beat Orix 3-2.

Ryo Ohta (2B - Orix )

Ryo Ohta (7 HR) went 3-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .283 with 2 singles and a home run (his seventh of the season), but Orix lost 3-2 to Lotte.