◆ Pacific League Seibu Lions 3-7 Orix Buffaloes (August 2nd, Belluna Dome)

Orix Buffaloes secured their second consecutive series win. Starting pitcher Miyagi runs his first win of the season with 6 innings pitched, 6 hit, 3 runs allowed, and 8 strike out. He made a clean recovery in just 5 days since his opening game Rakuten Eagles on March 27th (Kyocera Dome Osaka), where he was pulled after 1 2/3 innings, tying his personal worst record, and became the fastest left-handed pitcher in the team's history to reach 50 career wins.

Manager Kishida praised his ace's revenge, saying, "His power was good. His ball handling and lines were better than last time. Last time, he only pitched short stop inning (due to the pitch count limit), but this time he made adjustments with the intention of pitching longer inning. He was able to throw a good number of pitches, so I think he'll be fine next time as well." Regarding the 50th win, he said, "I'm glad Miyagi got the win. It's the result of accumulating wins one by one, and it's proof that he's been preparing thoroughly every day."

In the fifth inning, trailing by one run, with two outs and runners on second and third base, Ohshiro, making his first start of the season, hit a game-winning two-run single to right field. "He really did it. There were some impressive moments, his clutch hitting was impressive," he said, praising him highly. Regarding Wakatsuki, who was hit by Hit by Pitch on his right instep in the eighth inning and had to leave the game, he emphasized, "He's perfectly fine." Looking ahead to the three-game series Nippon-Ham starting on the 3rd (ES CON FIELD), he said, "We want to do our best again tomorrow so that we can win the first game of the series as well."