| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| YOM | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
Yomiuri Giants beat Orix Buffaloes 4–3 at Orix Buffaloes Arena in NPB. Orix Buffaloes have 3 wins in their last 5, while Yomiuri Giants have 3 wins in their last 5.
| AB | R | H | RBI | SO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. SchmidtC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .324 |
| R. Silva1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .337 |
| Z. Andersen2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .230 |
| E. Keller3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
| K. MüllerSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| R. MoreauLF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .269 |
| Z. LindqvistCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| E. JohnsonRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .295 |
| K. WalshP | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .308 |
| AB | R | H | RBI | SO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. KellerC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .305 |
| V. Müller1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .318 |
| C. Moreau2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .331 |
| H. Lindqvist3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .344 |
| N. JohnsonSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .237 |
| V. WalshLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| C. PereiraCF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 |
| H. NovakRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| N. DuboisP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 |
| # | Team | P | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YOMYomiuri Giants | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | — |
| 2 | HANHanshin Tigers | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2.0 |
| 3 | SBHSoftBank Hawks | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.0 |
| 4 | HIRHiroshima Carp | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.0 |
| 5 | CHUChunichi Dragons | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 8.0 |
| 6 | ORIOrix Buffaloes | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10.0 |