 = at Koshien  = at Kyocera Dome Osaka  -3.0 = Position in standings/games behind (or ahead) |
| 5/1 Tue | vs Yokohama BayStars | at Yokohama | Rained out |  -3.5 |
| 5/2 Wed | vs Yokohama BayStars | at Yokohama | Lost 0-4 | -3.5 |
| 5/3 Thu | vs Yokohama BayStars | at Yokohama | Lost 6-7 |  -4.5 |
| 5/4 Fri | vs Hiroshima Carp | at Koshien | Lost 5-11 | -4.5 |
| 5/5 Sat | vs Hiroshima Carp | at Koshien | Lost 0-2 | -5.5 |
| 5/6 Sun | vs Hiroshima Carp | at Koshien | Rained out | -6.0 |
| 5/8 Tue | vs Yomiuri Giants | at Koshien | Lost 1-7 | -7.0 |
| 5/9 Wed | vs Yomiuri Giants | at Koshien | Lost 5-6 |  -8.0 |
| 5/10 Thu | vs Yomiuri Giants | at Koshien | Won 3-2 | -7.0 |
| 5/11 Fri | vs Yakult Swallows | at Jingu | Won 5-3 | -7.0 |
| 5/12 Sat | vs Yakult Swallows | at Jingu | Won 3-2 | -6.0 |
| 5/13 Sun | vs Yakult Swallows | at Jingu | Won 8-6 | -5.0 |
| 5/15 Tue | vs Hiroshima Carp | at Yonago | Lost 2-7 | -6.0 |
| 5/16 Wed | vs Hiroshima Carp | at Yonago | Lost 1-6 | -7.0 |
| 5/17 Thu | vs Hiroshima Carp | at Kurashiki | Lost 2-3 | -8.0 |
| 5/18 Fri | vs Yokohama BayStars | at Koshien | Won 4-1 | -7.0 |
| 5/19 Sat | vs Yokohama BayStars | at Koshien | Won 6-0 | -6.0 |
| 5/20 Sun | vs Yokohama BayStars | at Koshien | Won 1-0 | -6.0 |
| 5/22 Tue | vs Hawks | at Yahoo! Dome | Lost 1-2 | -6.0 |
| 5/23 Wed | vs Hawks | at Yahoo! Dome | Won 3-1 | -5.0 |
| 5/25 Fri | vs Buffaloes | at Osaka | Lost 1-2 | -5.5 |
| 5/26 Sat | vs Buffaloes | at Skymark (Kobe) | Lost 0-7 | -6.5 |
| 5/27 Sun | vs Marines | at Koshien | Lost 3-14 | -6.5 |
| 5/28 Mon | vs Marines | at Koshien | Lost 0-10 | -7.5 |
| 5/30 Wed | vs Lions | at Koshien | Won 3-1 | -7.5 |
| 5/31 Thu | vs Lions | at Koshien | Won 6-3 | -7.5 |
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