Overview
- JR East beat NTT East by walk-off to claim Tokyo’s second qualifying berth and keep its consecutive-appearance run intact.
- Tokyo Gas routed Meiji Yasuda 19–2 in a one-sided win that advanced them to the third-representative final bracket.
- NTT East and Tokyo Gas will meet in the third-representative decider to decide Tokyo’s third entrant to the national field.
- The 97th Urban (都市対抗) Baseball Tournament will feature 32 teams, including recommended entry Oji and 31 regional qualifiers, and opens at Tokyo Dome on August 26.
- In separate professional play, Hiroshima mounted a five-run ninth-inning comeback to beat DeNA and the Giants edged Yakult 2–1, results that shifted short-term NPB standings and momentum.