[Orix Buffaloes] Pitching collapse leads to double runs digit Home Run allowed for the first time since opening day; unable to stop Shinjo's Ham Fighters' consecutive home run streak; rookie Takaya Shuu, making his local debut, also receives a harsh introduction to professional baseball.

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With two outs in the second inning bases loaded, Tatsuki Mizuno allowed a timely doble to left field Orix Buffaloes starter Naruki Teranishi (Camera, Ryota Miyazaki)

◆ Nippon-Ham 12-3 Orix Buffaloes (3rd, ES CON FIELD)

Orix Buffaloes suffered a heavy loss in double digits for the second time runs this season since the opening game. In the second inning with two outs and bases loaded chances, both scoreless scores, Kobayashi fell to the right, and immediately after that, starter Teranishi contributed 3 runs. He was knocked out in the middle of the fourth inning with his worst 6 runs, saying, "I couldn't control my fastball to both sides and became a pitch who relied on inning runs breaking ball.

In the 6th inning, Takatani, a right-hander ranked 5th in the draft from Hokkaido, made his professional debut in his hometown. He was hit by 3 runs by Manba, and was on fire with 5 runs in the first inning. From the 7th inning with a 10-run deficit, coach Mamoru Kishida lowered Mune, Hirooka, and Nishikawa's No. 1, 2, and 3 to the bench. Nippon-Ham 's consecutive game Home Run, which had been going on since the opening, could not be stopped, and they lost the first game with three consecutive cards.

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[Orix Buffaloes] Pitching collapse leads to double runs digit Home Run allowed for the first time since opening day; unable to stop Shinjo's Ham Fighters' consecutive home run streak; rookie Takaya Shuu, making his local debut, also receives a harsh introduction to professional baseball.