Pacific League: Orix Buffaloes 0-2 Softbank Hawks (28th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Buffaloes suffered their 12th shutout game loss of the season. They held opposing starter Yu Maeda to seven innings, extending his undefeated start to the season to 11 games. After the game, manager Mamoru Kishida graciously admitted, "He's a good pitcher, yes. His pitches had good movement, and his control was good. His arm motion was also good."

In the first inning, with two outs and the bases loaded, Nakagawa hit a foul fly to left. In the eighth inning, with two outs and runners on first and second, Kita struck out on three pitches, all of which were balls. The team's deficit reached a season-worst four games below .500. The gap between them and third-place Nippon-Ham, who are in the Climax Series playoff range, widened to eight games, and the manager emphasized the need to win every game, saying, 'Since that's all we can do.'