On August 31st, in the 23rd round of Western League regular season and Orix vs. Chunichi held at Hotto More Field Kobe, Orix lost 5-3.

Orix started Kohei Azuma pitcher. In the top of the second inning, he allowed infield hit to get on base, and then Seiji Kawagoe's timely doble gave up one run. Still, in the bottom of the second inning immediately after, Ryoma Ikeda hit a solo shot in the fourth to tie the game, and Higashi pitcher did not runs pitch the third and fourth innings. However, in the top of the 5th inning, hit and Walk left the mound with 1 out on 1st and 2nd base. 4.1 inning 67 pitches 5 hit 1 Walk 4 strike out 2 runs It was the content.

​Ryoga Tomiyama pitcher, who was in second place, allowed Shonosuke Hama to take the lead with a timely hit, but he hit the follow-up with a double play and got through with as little as runs. In the top of the 6th inning, Keisuke Honda pitcher took the mound, but Shunta Mori and Kota Ishibashi hit consecutive timely hits, and the game came to an end with a 4-run deficit.

​Hiroshi pitcher in the top of the 7th, Shota Abe pitcher in the top of the 8th, and Hiroto Suga pitcher in the top of the 9th inning closer good relief with three strikeouts. Then, in the bottom of the ninth, the batting line created a good opportunity with 1 out, 1st and 2nd base with consecutive hits by Seiya Yokoyama and Ho Naito, and returned 1 run with a timely doble by Tomoya Noguchi. Still, from 2nd and 3rd base with 2 outs, a timely hit was born to the Musashi Shimizu player, and the score was close to 2 runs, but the follow-up fell to a grounder of infield and the game ended 3-5. Yokoyama scored 2 hit.

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Naka ○ Toshiya Okada - Akio Moriyama - Akira Neo - Daisuke Sobue - Marte
O Kohei Kohei Azuma-Ryoga Tomiyama-Keisuke Honda- Hiroshi -Shota Abe-Hiroto Suga

Text by Tatsumi Ota

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