Hiroshima vs Rakuten won 2 to 1 in Hiroshima.

Hiroshima was reversed after Matsuyama beating No. 5 Touran from Rakuten's pitcher who was suppressed seven times immediately after being ahead of one point.
Johnson of the starting side gave 4th victory with a favorable throw to suppress 7 runs to a single run and the restrained Nakazaki gave a 16th save sorted by the league top.

Rakuten, while hitting eight hits, was not able to cover Ace Norimoto's pitcher, as his score was noticeable only by one point by squeeze.