Ryuki Watarai (LF - Yokohama )

Ryuki Watarai went 3-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .281 with 2 singles and a double while driving in 2 runs and stealing a base as Yokohama won over Hanshin 4-1.

Teruaki Sato (3B - Hanshin )

Teruaki Sato went 1-for-4 with a home run (his 35th of the season), but Hanshin lost 4-1 to Yokohama.

林 安可 (DH - Seibu )

Lin An-Ko went 2-for-5 and raised his season batting average to .233 with a single and a home run (his eighth of the season) as Seibu beat SoftBank 5-2.

Hiroto Kobukata (2B - Rakuten )

Hiroto Kobukata went 2-for-3 and raised his season batting average to .205 with a single and a double, but Rakuten lost 6-3 to Nippon Ham.

Sean Reynolds (P - Yokohama )

Sean Reynolds (4-1, 14 SV, 26 H) pitched one inning of shutout relief against the Hanshin Tigers allowing one hit and no walks with 2 Ks to pick up the save.

Natsuki Takeuchi (SP - Seibu )

Seibu starter Natsuki Takeuchi (11-6) threw a quality start, going six innings, allowing one run on 6 hits and 3 walks with 3 Ks for the 5-2 win over the Hawks. Takeuchi started the game throwing his fastball at 147 kph (92 mph) and maxed out at 147 kph (92 mph), in the first and third innings, with a strike percentage of 55% (18/33), and a swing and miss percentage of 3%. His 2SFB averaged 136 kph (85 mph) with a strike percentage of 79% (19/24), and a swing and miss percentage of 25%. Also of significance, he threw his CNG 18 times, averaging 125 kph (78 mph) with a strike percentage of 50% (9/18), and a swing and miss percentage of 6%. Takeuchi threw 94 pitches with 58 being strikes. His pitch selection was 33 FB, 24 2SFB, 18 CNG, 14 CB, and 5 SLDR with a GO/FO ratio of 8/4.

Yuya Shintoh (C - Nippon Ham )

Yuya Shintoh went 1-for-3 and raised his season batting average to .220 with a home run (his fifth of the season) while driving in 2 runs as Nippon Ham beat Rakuten 6-3.

Yuta Izuguchi (SS - Yomiuri )

Yuta Izuguchi went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .250 with a single and a home run (his seventh of the season) while driving in 3 runs as Yomiuri beat Hiroshima 4-0.

Kohei Arihara (SP - Nippon Ham )

Nippon Ham starter Kohei Arihara (6-7) threw a quality start, going six innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks with 4 Ks to earn the 6-3 win over the Eagles. Arihara started the game throwing his fastball at 148 kph (93 mph) and maxed out at 151 kph (94 mph) in the first inning, with a strike percentage of 77% (34/44), and a swing and miss percentage of 9%. His CNG averaged 133 kph (83 mph) with a strike percentage of 55% (16/29), and a swing and miss percentage of 14%. Arihara threw 100 pitches with 67 being strikes. His pitch selection was 44 CTR, 29 CNG, 12 FB, 8 SPLIT, 6 2SFB, and 1 SLDR with a GO/FO ratio of 7/5.

Kotaro Kiyomiya (1B - Nippon Ham )

Kotaro Kiyomiya went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .240 with a single and a home run (his 17th of the season) while driving in 3 runs as Nippon Ham beat Rakuten 6-3.

Kyota Fujiwara (CF - Lotte )

Kyota Fujiwara went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .278 with a single and a triple as Lotte won over Orix 3-0.

Joey Lucchesi (SP - Lotte )

Lotte starter Joey Lucchesi (1-1) blanked the Buffaloes over seven innings on one hit and 4 walks with 4 Ks for the 3-0 win over the Buffaloes. Lucchesi started the game throwing his fastball at 147 kph (92 mph) and maxed out at 151 kph (94 mph) in the fifth inning, with a strike percentage of 65% (28/43), and a swing and miss percentage of 5%. His 2SFB averaged 147 kph (92 mph) with a strike percentage of 56% (24/43), and a swing and miss percentage of 5%. Lucchesi threw 103 pitches with 57 being strikes. His pitch selection was 43 FB, 43 2SFB, 13 CB, and 3 SPLIT with a GO/FO ratio of 9/8.

Yu Takeda (P - Yokohama )

Yokohama starter Yu Takeda (2-3) went 5-⅓ innings, allowing one run on 4 hits and one walk with 3 Ks for the 4-1 win over the Tigers. Takeda started the game throwing his fastball at 146 kph (91 mph) and maxed out at 148 kph (93 mph), in the fourth and fifth innings, with a strike percentage of 63% (24/38), and a swing and miss percentage of 0%. His SLDR averaged 128 kph (80 mph) with a strike percentage of 67% (16/24), and a swing and miss percentage of 13%. Takeda threw 86 pitches with 49 being strikes. His pitch selection was 38 FB, 24 SLDR, 8 SPLIT, and 7 CB with a GO/FO ratio of 7/5.

Kota Inoue (LF - Lotte )

Kota Inoue went 2-for-3 and raised his season batting average to .147 with a double and a home run (his fourth of the season) as Lotte won over Orix 3-0.

Taiga Kojima (C - Seibu )

Taiga Kojima went 4-for-5 and raised his season batting average to .260 with 2 singles, a double, and a home run (his ninth of the season) while driving in 4 runs as Seibu won over SoftBank 5-2.

Ryoya Kurihara (3B - SoftBank )

Ryoya Kurihara went 2-for-5 and raised his season batting average to .266 with 2 doubles, but SoftBank lost 5-2 to Seibu.

Tatsuki Mizuno (SS - Nippon Ham )

Tatsuki Mizuno went 3-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .281 with 2 singles and a double while scoring twice as Nippon Ham won over Rakuten 6-3.

Shinnosuke Ogasawara (P - Yomiuri )

Yomiuri starter Shinnosuke Ogasawara (4-3) threw a complete game shutout on 4 hits and 3 walks with 4 Ks for the 4-0 win over the Carp. Ogasawara started the game throwing his fastball at 147 kph (92 mph) and maxed out at 149 kph (93 mph), in the third and sixth innings, with a strike percentage of 65% (35/54), and a swing and miss percentage of 0%. His KNCV averaged 116 kph (73 mph) with a strike percentage of 55% (12/22), and a swing and miss percentage of 5%. Also of significance, he threw his CNG 20 times, averaging 129 kph (81 mph) with a strike percentage of 80% (16/20), and a swing and miss percentage of 20%. Ogasawara threw 123 pitches with 74 being strikes. His pitch selection was 54 FB, 22 KNCV, 20 CNG, 16 CTR, 5 SWP, and 4 SLDR with a GO/FO ratio of 13/9.

Ryusei Ogawa (2B - Lotte )

Ryusei Ogawa went 3-for-5 and raised his season batting average to .272 with 2 singles and a double, but Lotte lost 7-6 to Orix.

Takahiro Norimoto (P - Yomiuri )

Takahiro Norimoto (3-4) pitched one inning of shutout relief to earn the win as Yomiuri defeated Hiroshima 10-5.