◆ Pacific League Orix 4-1 Lotte (6th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)
Orix came from behind to beat Lotte, securing their seventh consecutive series win. Starting pitcher Kuri gave up nine hit in the first seven innings, but pitched well, allowing only one runs on 117 pitches. He tied with Soya for the team's seventh win.
Coach Kishida praised pitch 's performance, saying, "He throws carefully, and he was able to hit grounders and jam them." In the second inning, Soto hit a solo shot over the left-field wall, but after that, he was runs "In the case of (Kuri) Aren, after the pitch count is done, he can get a swing, which I think is something that cannot be expressed in words, but after the speed (of the ball) slowed down (in the second half), he was surprisingly able to get (the swing). It's kind of strange (laughs)."
Regarding Mune, who hit a two-run doble to left-center field with bases loaded and one out in the third inning with the score at 0-1, he said, "He's doing his best. I get the impression that he's really working hard." The team has accumulated 12 points, which is the most this season, and will face Softbank and Nippon-Ham in three consecutive games starting on the 8th. "We've been able to win like this while working hard. It's not easy to keep doing it, but we have to keep going," he said, tightening his belt as he faced the head-to-head match against the two teams vying for the top spot.
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