Koji Chikamoto (CF - Hanshin )

Koji Chikamoto went 2-for-3 and raised his season batting average to .305 with a single and a double as Hanshin beat Hiroshima 2-1.

Shinya Hasegawa (CF - Seibu )

Shinya Hasegawa went 2-for-3 and raised his season batting average to .266 with a double and a home run (his 13th of the season) as Seibu won over Lotte 3-0.

Kotaro Ohtake (P - Hanshin )

Hanshin starter Kotaro Ohtake (7-9) threw a quality start, going six innings, allowing one run on 2 hits and 2 walks with 7 Ks for the 2-1 win over the Carp. Ohtake started the game throwing his fastball at 132 kph (83 mph) and maxed out at 142 kph (89 mph) in the third inning, with a strike percentage of 77% (27/35), and a swing and miss percentage of 6%. His CNG averaged 117 kph (73 mph) with a strike percentage of 67% (14/21), and a swing and miss percentage of 24%. Ohtake threw 79 pitches with 53 being strikes. His pitch selection was 35 FB, 21 CNG, 7 2SFB, 5 CTR, 4 SLOW, and 3 SLDR with a GO/FO ratio of 3/7. He surpassed 400 career strikeouts.

Ryosuke Tatsumi (CF - Rakuten )

Ryosuke Tatsumi went 2-for-3 and raised his season batting average to .263 with a single and a double as Rakuten defeated SoftBank 3-1.

Koki Yamaguchi (DH - Lotte )

Koki Yamaguchi went 1-for-4 with a home run (his 38th of the season), but Lotte lost 7-1 to Seibu.

Kenta Maeda (SP - Rakuten )

Rakuten starter Kenta Maeda (6-4) threw a quality start, going six innings, allowing one run on 6 hits and one walk with 10 Ks to earn the 3-1 win over the Hawks. Maeda started the game throwing his fastball at 150 kph (94 mph) and maxed out at 151 kph (94 mph) in the first inning, with a strike percentage of 58% (18/31), and a swing and miss percentage of 29%. His SLDR averaged 135 kph (84 mph) with a strike percentage of 66% (19/29), and a swing and miss percentage of 10%. Also of significance, he threw his FB 28 times, averaging 148 kph (93 mph) with a strike percentage of 75% (21/28), and a swing and miss percentage of 21%. Maeda threw 101 pitches with 62 being strikes. His pitch selection was 31 SPLIT, 29 SLDR, 28 FB, 6 CB, and 2 2SFB with a GO/FO ratio of 3/3.

Shoma Fujihira (RP - Rakuten )

Shoma Fujihira (0-2, 30 SV, 8 H) pitched one inning of shutout relief against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks allowing no hits and no walks with 2 Ks to pick up the save.

Alexander Canario (RF - Seibu )

Alexander Canario went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .248 with 2 singles and stealing a base as Seibu defeated Lotte 7-1.

Taiga Kojima (C - Seibu )

Taiga Kojima went 2-for-5 and raised his season batting average to .267 with 2 singles while driving in 2 runs as Seibu defeated Lotte 7-1.

Jerar Encarnacion (RF - Yokohama )

Jerar Encarnacion went 3-for-6 and raised his season batting average to .278 with 2 singles and a double as Yokohama beat Hanshin 2-1.

Kazuya Ojima (SP - Lotte )

Lotte starter Kazuya Ojima (6-9) threw a quality start, going seven innings, allowing one run on 6 hits and 2 walks with 5 Ks to earn the 3-2 win over the Eagles. Ojima started the game throwing his fastball at 146 kph (91 mph) and maxed out at 148 kph (93 mph), in the first, second, fourth, and seventh innings, with a strike percentage of 66% (27/41), and a swing and miss percentage of 7%. His CTR averaged 140 kph (88 mph) with a strike percentage of 63% (15/24), and a swing and miss percentage of 4%. Also of significance, he threw his SLDR 20 times, averaging 132 kph (83 mph) with a strike percentage of 70% (14/20), and a swing and miss percentage of 10%. Ojima threw 119 pitches with 69 being strikes. His pitch selection was 41 FB, 24 CTR, 20 SLDR, 15 SPLIT, 11 CNG, and 1 CB with a GO/FO ratio of 9/6.

Rui Muneyama (SS - Rakuten )

Rui Muneyama went 2-for-5 and raised his season batting average to .277 with 2 doubles, but Rakuten lost 3-2 to Lotte.

Sean Reynolds (P - Yokohama )

Sean Reynolds (4-2, 17 SV, 30 H) pitched one inning of shutout relief against the Hanshin Tigers allowing no hits and one walk.

Koki Yamaguchi (DH - Lotte )

Koki Yamaguchi went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .277 with 2 home runs (his 36th and 37th of the season) while driving in 3 runs and scored twice as Lotte beat Rakuten 3-2.

Rikuto Yokoyama (RP - Lotte )

Rikuto Yokoyama (3-4, 35 SV, 7 H) pitched one inning of shutout relief against the Rakuten Golden Eagles allowing one hit and no walks with 2 Ks to pick up the save.

Tai Sasaki (3B - Hiroshima )

Tai Sasaki went 4-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .255 with 3 singles and a double while driving in 2 runs as Hiroshima beat Yakult 7-4.

Jose Ruiz (P - Yokohama )

Jose Ruiz (1-2, 15 H) pitched one inning of shutout relief against the Hanshin Tigers allowing no hits and no walks with 1 K.

Noboru Shimizu (P - Yakult )

Noboru Shimizu (2-4, 5 SV, 20 H) pitched a third of an inning of relief against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp allowing no hits and one walk with 1 K.

Shugo Maki (2B - Yokohama )

Shugo Maki went 3-for-6 and raised his season batting average to .283 with 2 singles and a double as Yokohama won over Hanshin 2-1.

Yuma Yasuda (1B - Rakuten )

YG Yasuda went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .284 with 2 singles while driving in 2 runs as Rakuten won over Orix 6-0.