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

42.   A scheduled game between the Chunichi Dragons and the Yokohama BayStars at Sendai was rained out.

43.   A scheduled game between the defending champion Yokohama BayStars and the Yomiuri Giants at Yokohama was rained out.

44.   A scheduled game between the front-running Orix BlueWave and the second-place Seibu Lions at Seibu Stadium was rained out.

45.   A scheduled game between the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and the Yokohama BayStars at Matsuyama was rained out.

46.   A scheduled game between the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and the Yomiuri Giants at Hiroshima was rained out.

47.   A scheduled game between the Kintetsu Buffaloes and the Orix Bluewave at Fujiidera was rained out.

48.   A scheduled game between the Lotte Marines and the Kintetsu Buffaloes in Chiba, east of Tokyo, was rained out.

49.   A scheduled game between the Nippon Ham Fighters and the Chiba Lotte Marines at Chiba was rained out.

50.   A scheduled game between the Orix BlueWave and the Seibu Lions was rained out.