[Miyazaki PL] Yosuke Kubota hits a go-ahead home run, but the Orix Buffaloes suffer a comeback loss

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Orix Buffaloes The Buffaloes Yosuke Kubota player ©PERSOL Pacific League TV
Orix Buffaloes The Buffaloes Yosuke Kubota player ©PERSOL Pacific League TV

On October 27, at Hinata Sun Marine Stadium Miyazaki, the 23rd Miyazaki Phoenix League was Chunichi to Orix Buffaloes, and Orix Buffaloes lost 1-8.

Orix Buffaloes took the lead in the top of the third inning with a solo shot by Yosuke Kubota. Starting pitcher Ryuga Sato pitcher pitched well with 1 hit 5 strike out runs through the third inning. However, in the bottom of the fourth doble, with two outs and two Hit by Pitch bases loaded, the Walk was pushed out to tie the game, and the mound was taken out after that inning.

In the bottom of the fifth, Issei Watanabe pitcher retired all three batters in order. However, in the bottom of the sixth, Riku Miyaguni pitcher allowed one out and a runner on first due to a teammate's error, allowing four consecutive hits to take the lead by two runs. In the second inning of the seventh inning, there were three runs between a timely hit and an error. In the bottom of the eighth, the fourth pitcher, Kazuma Sato pitcher, gave up two runs on a timely hit.

The lineup desperately wanted to fight back, but from the fourth inning onward, despite pushing runner into scoring position, the game continued to be far from home plate. In the top of the ninth, Tomoki Imasaka and Kosuke Tajima hit consecutive hits, giving up a good opportunity, but Kubota was hit by double play and failed to score. The top of the 10th inning, which was conducted under special rules, also ended scoreless, and the team lost 1-8. Kubota hit a 2-hit 1 RBI including a solo home run, and Sota Kawano recorded 2 hit.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
B 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
D 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 X 8

B Ryuga Sato-Issei Watanabe-Riku Miyaguni-Kazuma Sato
D Yugo Umeno-Yuta Matsukihira-Kunitada Shinozaki

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[Miyazaki PL] Yosuke Kubota hits a go-ahead home run, but the Orix Buffaloes suffer a comeback loss