On August 31, the 22nd game between Saitama Seibu and Orix was played in Belluna Dome, and Orix win 4-1.

In the top of the 4th inning, Orix players Masahiro Nishino and Yuma Tongu reached base with consecutive hits, and Kenya Wakatsuki player's batted ball from 1st and 3rd base with 2 outs led to an error and scored 1 run. In the top of the 5th inning, Taishi Hirooka player created a good opportunity with 1 out and 3rd base with hit and stolen base, and Ryoma Nishikawa player hit a timely hit.

Starter Espinoza pitcher carried runner in scoring position every time after the second inning, but closer the key points and did not runs until the fourth inning. In the bottom of the 5th inning, Shuta Tonosaki player hit a timely hit to close the gap to 1 run, and in the bottom of the 6th, he left the mound with 2 outs and bases loaded in a pinch with Walk and 2 hit. Here, the replaced Kaito Saiki pitcher gets through it with no runs.

​Sho Iwasaki pitcher in the 7th inning and Perdomo pitcher in the 8th inning connected with a runs. Then, in the top of the ninth inning, Keita Nakagawa 's doble and Koji Oshiro 's Walk made it 2 outs, 1st and 2nd base, and Yusuke Mugitani 's 2-run timely doble made the score 4-1. The game ended with Machado pitcher in the bottom of the ninth.

win Orix was Espinoza pitcher 's 5th win of the season with 117 pitches and 11 hit 1 Walk 5 strike out 1 runs in 5.2 innings. In the batting lineup, Yuma Tongu player showed 4 hit, and Nishikawa showed an active performance of 2 hit, including timely hits. On the other hand, Saitama Seibu had pitcher Chihiro Sumida 5.0 innings, 97 pitches, 9 hit 1 Walk 1 strike out 2 runs (earned runs 1 in 97 pitches). The batting line finished with 13 hit and scored 1 run, suffering 3 consecutive losses. In addition, No. 1 player Shota Hiranuma has marked 3 hit for the second consecutive game.

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Espinoza -Kaito Saiki- Sho Iwasaki - Perdomo - S. Machado
West: Chihiro Sumida, Haruto Yamada, Hiroshi Kaino, Kaima Taira

Written by Aoi Nishijima

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