Forrest Whitley (P - Yomiuri )

Yomiuri starter Forrest Whitley (3-4) threw a quality start, going six innings, allowing one run on one hit and 4 walks with 11 Ks in a no-decision that the Giants went on to win 4-1 over the Dragons. Whitley started the game throwing his fastball at 151 kph (94 mph) and maxed out at 157 kph (98 mph), in the third and fourth innings, with a strike percentage of 59% (23/39), and a swing and miss percentage of 8%. His KNCV averaged 132 kph (83 mph) with a strike percentage of 50% (11/22), and a swing and miss percentage of 23%. Also of significance, he threw his SPLIT 20 times, averaging 142 kph (89 mph) with a strike percentage of 70% (14/20), and a swing and miss percentage of 25%. Whitley threw 107 pitches with 67 being strikes. His pitch selection was 39 FB, 22 KNCV, 20 SPLIT, 13 CTR, and 13 SWP with a GO/FO ratio of 4/3.

Shuto Ogata (RP - Yokohama )

In his most recent start on July 17, BayStars' starting pitcher Shuto Ogata (2-4) threw a quality start, going six innings, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and one walk with 7 Ks for the 12-4 win over the Swallows. Ogata started the game throwing his fastball at 153 kph (96 mph) and maxed out at 156 kph (98 mph) in the second inning, with a strike percentage of 85% (29/34), and a swing and miss percentage of 15%. His CB averaged 121 kph (76 mph) with a strike percentage of 67% (12/18), and a swing and miss percentage of 11%. Ogata threw 76 pitches with 54 being strikes. His pitch selection was 34 FB, 18 CB, 12 SLDR, 8 SPLIT, and 1 CTR with a GO/FO ratio of 7/4.

Hayato Sakamoto (3B - Yomiuri )

Hayato Sakamoto (4 HR) went 1-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .156 with a home run (his fourth of the season) while driving in 3 runs as Yomiuri beat Chunichi 4-1.

Keita Sano (1B - Yokohama )

Keita Sano (5 HR) went 3-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .263 with 3 singles as Yokohama defeated Yakult 12-4.

Shota Morishita (RF - Hanshin )

Shota Morishita (24 HR) went 1-for-4 with a home run (his 24th of the season) while driving in 2 runs and scored twice as Hanshin won over Hiroshima 4-2.

Eito Tanaka (P - Yomiuri )

Eito Tanaka (1-2, 1 SV, 26 H) pitched one inning of shutout relief against the Chunichi Dragons allowing no hits and no walks.

Suguru Iwazaki (P - Hanshin )

Suguru Iwazaki (1-2, 10 SV, 10 H) pitched one inning of shutout relief against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp allowing one hit and no walks to pick up the save.

Atsushi Katsumata (LF - Yokohama )

Atsushi Katsumata (3 HR) went 3-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .322 with a single, a double, and a home run (his third of the season) while driving in 5 runs and scored twice as Yokohama beat Yakult 12-4.

Toshiro Miyazaki (3B - Yokohama )

Toshiro Miyazaki (7 HR) went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .261 with a single and a double while driving in 2 runs as Yokohama won over Yakult 12-4.

Jerar Encarnacion (RF - Yokohama )

Jerar Encarnacion (2 HR) went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .291 with a double and a home run (his second of the season) while scoring twice as Yokohama defeated Yakult 12-4.

Yusuke Ohyama (1B - Hanshin )

Yusuke Ohyama (12 HR) went 3-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .274 with 2 singles and a double as Hanshin beat Hiroshima 4-2.

Hiroto Saiki (P - Hanshin )

Hanshin starter Hiroto Saiki (7-4) threw a quality start, going eight innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks with 7 Ks to earn the 4-2 win over the Carp. Saiki started the game throwing his fastball at 151 kph (94 mph) and maxed out at 153 kph (96 mph) in the first inning, with a strike percentage of 61% (40/66), and a swing and miss percentage of 11%. His SPLIT averaged 134 kph (84 mph) with a strike percentage of 67% (18/27), and a swing and miss percentage of 22%. Also of significance, he threw his SLDR 19 times, averaging 127 kph (79 mph) with a strike percentage of 63% (12/19), and a swing and miss percentage of 5%. Saiki threw 130 pitches with 75 being strikes. His pitch selection was 66 FB, 27 SPLIT, 19 SLDR, and 12 CB with a GO/FO ratio of 10/7.

Rikuto Yokoyama (RP - Lotte )

Rikuto Yokoyama (0-1, 25 SV, 6 H) pitched one inning of relief against the Saitama Seibu Lions allowing 2 hits and no walks to pick up the save.

Misho Nishikawa (LF - Lotte )

Misho Nishikawa (7 HR) went 3-for-5 and raised his season batting average to .297 with 2 singles and a double while driving in 2 runs as Lotte won over Seibu 4-3.

Kensuke Kondoh (LF - SoftBank )

Kensuke Kondoh (20 HR) went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .297 with a single and a double as SoftBank defeated Nippon Ham 6-2.

Tsuyoshi Yamasaki (SS - Lotte )

Tsuyoshi Yamasaki went 2-for-3 and raised his season batting average to .318 with 2 singles while scoring twice as Lotte won over Seibu 4-3.

Suguru Iwazaki (P - Hanshin )

Suguru Iwazaki (1-2, 9 SV, 10 H) pitched one inning of shutout relief against the Chunichi Dragons allowing no hits and one walk with 1 K.

Bryan Mata (P - Yomiuri )

Yomiuri starter Bryan Mata (0-1) went 5-⅔ innings, allowing one run on one hit and 5 walks with 5 Ks in a no-decision that the Giants went on to win 3-1 over the Swallows. Mata started the game throwing his fastball at 152 kph (95 mph) and maxed out at 157 kph (98 mph) in the third inning, with a strike percentage of 61% (22/36), and a swing and miss percentage of 3%. His CNG averaged 140 kph (88 mph) with a strike percentage of 67% (12/18), and a swing and miss percentage of 17%. Mata threw 95 pitches with 49 being strikes. His pitch selection was 36 2SFB, 18 CNG, 11 FB, 10 SLDR, and 6 CB with a GO/FO ratio of 8/3.

Ryosuke Tatsumi (CF - Rakuten )

Ryosuke Tatsumi (9 HR) went 3-for-5 and raised his season batting average to .293 with 2 singles and a home run (his ninth of the season) while driving in 2 runs and scored twice as Rakuten won over Orix 12-8.

Rafael Dolis (P - Hanshin )

Rafael Dolis (2-2, 15 SV, 10 H) pitched one inning of shutout relief against the Chunichi Dragons allowing one hit and one walk with 2 Ks to pick up the save.