◆ Pacific League Orix Buffaloes 9-1 Lotte (August 8, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Buffaloes scored a season-high nine runs to win for the first time in two cards. The opposing starter was Jackson, who in his 25 years with DeNA Avg hit .259 with left-handed hitter compared to .216 with right-handed hitter. Manager Mamoru Kishida used super-sub Watanabe as the starter for the first time at "No. 2, center fielder," saying, "I took various things into account, and it came out for the better. left-handed hitter The team lined up seven players in the lineup. Watabe gave up 2 hit and Sugisawa also contributed 2 hit 1 RBI in the "No. 8/Right Wing" position. They were active, scoring a total of 7 runs in 3 inning from the middle 5 innings.

Since the start of the season, they have been the only team in Pacific League to have had zero position fielder removed from the roster. With the exception of backup catcher Fukunaga, every member of the first-team roster has been given a chance to starting line-up. Manager Kishida, who has a winning record of one game above .500, seemed to feel that the team's strength had been raised, saying, "The younger players are naturally getting stronger. I think the competition is a good stimulus for everyone."