Overview

• Nippon Ham’s Kitayama tossed eight shutout innings in a 4–0 victory over Seibu to secure the Fighters’ 60th win while rookie Morita Shunya earned his first professional victory over Yakult
• Naomi Osaka defeated Elina Svitolina 6–2, 6–2 in Montreal to reach the semifinals of the National Bank Open
• Terada Tomoka swept every round to capture the women’s single sculls title at the National High School Sports Festival in Hiroshima
• Fukui’s Nyu High and Shimane’s Yokota High both defended their national field hockey championships without conceding a goal at the Inter-High finals
• At Hanshin Koshien Stadium, Naruto’s two-way star Hashimoto Tomoki hit a game-tying two-run homer and also started on the mound to spark a 5–4 opening-round win