◆Pre-season game Orix Buffaloes 2-3 The Giants (6th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Buffaloes suffered its first loss of the exhibition season. Trailing by three runs in the ninth inning with two outs and no runner on base, consecutive Hit by Pitch put runners on first and second. Substitute Yamanaka hit a two-run RBI single. They closed the gap to one run, but Kurebayashi struck out in the final inning.

pitcher In the lineup, Yamaoka, who has been re-converted to the starting lineup from this season, has 7 hit 1 runs in 4 innings in his "first appearance at home base" in 26. I carried a runner on my back every time and summarized it at least runs. In the 5th inning, 2nd place Toyama added 1 run, and in the 6th inning, 5th place in the draft, Takaya (Hokkai Gakuen University) 1 runs. Still, after the 7th inning, Iriyama, Yamazaki, and Mukuragi did not score. On the 7th, the card will be played by Kuri, who will compete for the opening pitcher spot with Yamashita and others.