Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Nippon Ham Fighters @ Sapporo Dome - 1:00pm

Attendance: 15446

Yakult

Aoki, Norichika: 3-for-3, R, RBI

D'Antona, Jamie: 1-for-4, HR, R, 3 RBI

Guiel, Aaron: 1-for-2, 2B, SO

Offensive total: 6-for-31, 4 R, 4 RBI, 1 HR, 3 LOB, 1 DP

Nippon Ham

Inaba, Atsunori: 0-for-2, BB

Nakata, Sho: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 SO

Offensive totals: 4-for-30, 0 R, 0 RBI, 8 LOB, 1 DP

Notes: This was Kenji Tsuchiya's first start. ... Sho Nakata struck out in his first two at bats. ... Norichika Aoki's hits all came with 2 strikes.

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Chunichi Dragons vs Orix Buffaloes @ Kyocera Dome Osaka - 1:00pm

Attendance: 6500

Chunichi

Blanco, Tony: 0-for-4, 3 SO

Matsui, Yusuke: 1-for-1

Oshima, Yohei: 0-for-3, BB

Nakata, Ryoji: 1-for-1, 2B

Offensive totals: 7-for-33, 0 R, 0 RBI, 7 LOB, 0 DP

Orix

Okada, Takahiro: 2-for-3, 2B, R, RBI, SO, DP

Taguchi, So: 2-for-3

Hamanaka, Osamu: 2-for-4, 2B, SO

Hidaka, Takeshi: 0-for-3, 3 SO

Ikki: 3-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI

Offensive totals: 13-for-35, 5 R, 4 RBI, 9 LOB, 2 DP

Notes: Ryoji Nakata hit his double as a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the 8th.

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Seibu Lions vs Hanshin Tigers @ Kurashiki Muscat Stadium - 1:00pm

Attendance: 17314

Seibu

Kataoka, Yasuyuki: 1-for-3, R

Kuriyama, Takumi: 2-for-3, SO, RBI

Offensive totals: 3-for-28, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 LOB, 0 DP

Hanshin

Arai, Takahiro: 1-for-3, SO

Fujikawa, Shunsuke: 2-for-3, 2B

Offensive totals: 4-for-32, 0 R, 0 RBI, 6 LOB, 0 DP

Notes: Ginjiro was knocked off balance as he legged out a grounder to short in the 5th.  A bad throw pulled the first baseman off the bag and forced a tag play.  The tag took Ginjiro off-balance and he crumpled to the ground.  He had to be carried off the field.

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Chiba Lotte Marines vs Hiroshima Carp @ Fukuyama Municipal Stadium - 1:00pm

Attendance: 6190

Lotte

Heiuchi, Hisao: 2-for-5, R, RBI, SO

Iguchi, Tadahito: 1-for-1, BB, HR, R, 2 RBI

Fukuura, Kazuya: 3-for-3, HR, R, 2 RBI

Saito, Toshio: 1-for-1, HR, R, 2 RBI

Offensive totals: 11-for-35, 8 R, 7 RBI, 3 HR, 7 LOB, 0 DP

Hiroshima

Kokubo, Tetsuya: 3-for-4, BB, 2B, HR, 2 R, RBI

Fiorentino, Jeff: 1-for-2, BB, HR, R, 2 RBI

Kida, Go: 1-for-2, HR, R, RBI

Hirose, Jun: 2-for-2, HR, R, 3 RBI

Offensive totals: 9-for-35, 9 R, 7 RBI, 4 HR, 8 LOB, 0 DP

Notes: Go Kida hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th to end the game.  He was the first batter up in the inning.

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Yokohama Bay Stars vs Rakuten Eagles @ Nagasaki Big N Stadium - 12:00pm

Attendance: 4516

Yokohama

Shimozono, Tatsuya: 2-for-4, R, SO

Murata, Shuichi: 3-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI

Yoshimura, Yuki: 2-for-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, DP

Offensive totals: 13-for-36, 4 R, 4 RBI, 6 LOB, 1 DP

Rakuten

Hijirisawa, Ryo: 3-for-4, BB, 3 R

Teppei: 2-for-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI

Nakamura, Norihiro: 2-for-4, RBI

Offensive totals: 11-for-32, 5 R, 5 RBI, 9 LOB, 1 DP

Notes: Masahiro Tanaka topped out at 149km/h.

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Yomiuri Giants vs Softbank Hawks @ Yahoo Dome - 1:00pm

Attendance: 26865

Yomiuri

Sakamoto, Hayato: 1-for-4, 1 SO

Ramirez, Alex: 1-for-4, 2B, R, RBI, SO

Abe, Shinnosuke: 3-for-4, 2B, R, RBI

Chono, Hisayoshi: 2-for-3, 2B, 3B, R, 2 RBI

Tanaka, Daijiro: 1-for-1, 2 RBI

Offensive totals: 13-for-38, 7 R, 7 RBI, 8 LOB, 0 DP

Softbank

Kawasaki, Munenori: 2-for-4, R, RBI, 2 SO

Lee, Bum-Ho: 1-for-4, HR, R, 2 RBI 2 SO

Tamura, Hitoshi: 2-for-3, 2 2B, RBI, SO

Hasegawa, Yuya: 2-for-3, BB, 3B, R

Offensive totals: 9-for-35, 5 R, 5 RBI, 1HR, 7 LOB, 1 DP

Notes: Bum-Ho Lee hit his first home run since arriving in Japan.  He hit it in the 7th inning with a runner on second and two out; Masahide Kobayashi was on the mound for the Giants.  Lee had struck out in his first two consecutive at bats of the game prior to hitting the home run.

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