On 26 March, the second round match between Western League regular season and Orix vs. Hanshin Tigers in Kyocera Dome Osaka ended in a 1-1 draw.
Orix starter Ryuhei Sotani pitcher got off to a good start with all three outs on struck out despite giving up doble in the first inning. After the second inning, he didn't allow a hit despite a runner on Walk and an error, and he retired mound after six innings with 1 hit 2 Walk 6 runs strike out no walks on 82 pitches.
However, in the top of the seventh, Raiku Katayama pitcher loaded the bases with one out and Walk to load the runner and scored on Shuya Yamada's RBI doble with two outs. After that, they didn't give up any more runs until the ninth inning. The offense was scoreless until the eighth inning, when hit Tokumasa Chano reached base on a hit and advanced to third on a fielder's choice fielder’s choice. At the last minute, the game was back to square one.
In the top of the 10th inning, which began with the bases loaded and no outs due to a tiebreaker, Kaito Saiki pitcher tied the game with three outs. In the bottom of the 10th inning, with runners on first and second with no outs on a intentional walk out, he tried to sacrifice bunt but failed double play The next Ho Naito player threw a hit, but it didn't turn into a walk-off. Kendai Moto players have scored 3 hit and Haruto Watanabe players have 2 hit.
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Ryuhei Sotani-Raiku Katayama-Kaito Saiki
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[Farm] Ryuhei Sotani was held to one hit no runs in the sixth inning, while Kendai Moto recorded three hit.
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2025.3.26(水) 18:04
