
◆ Pacific League: Nippon-Ham vs. Orix Orix Buffaloes (April 4th, ES CON FIELD)
Orix Buffaloes Alen Kuri pitcher suffered a painful first runs of the season. In the 5th inning with a 2-run lead, 1 out and 1 out, he gave Nishikawa a come-from-behind 3-run from third base. The inning in a row from the opening runs stopped at "13".
The veteran right-hander had pitched a complete game shutout game win against Rakuten on March 28th (at Rakuten Eagles Kyocera Dome Osaka), allowing only four hit and striking out Home Run strike out over nine innings. However, he couldn't stop Nippon-Ham 's consecutive home run streak from the start of the season, and he walked back to the dugout with a red face.