31.   A scheduled game between the Hanshin Tigers and the defending champion Yakult Swallows at Koshien Stadium was rained out.

32.   A scheduled game between the Hiroshima and the Yakult Swallows at Hiroshima was rained out.

33.   A scheduled game between the Kintetsu Buffaloes and the Chiba Lotte Marines was rained out.

34.   A scheduled game between the Orix BlueWave, who already have clinched the league pennant, and the Seibu Lions at Seibu Stadium was rained out.

35.   A scheduled game between the Seibu Lions and the Kintetsu Buffaloes at Fujiidera was rained out.

36.   A scheduled game between the Yokohama BayStars and the Chunichi Dragons at Yokohama also was rained out.

37.   A scheduled game between Yokohama BayStars and the Chunichi Dragons was postponed because of rain.

38.   A scheduled game between the Chiba Lotte Marines and the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks at Chiba was rained out.

39.   A scheduled game between the Chiba Lotte Marines and the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks at Sendai was rained out.

40.   A scheduled game between the Chiba Lotte Marines and the Kintetsu Buffaloes at Chiba was rained out.