◆ Pacific League Orix Buffaloes: Orix vs. Lotte (9th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Buffaloes pitcher Hiroya Miyagi was forced to leave the game in the middle of the sixth inning. According to the team, the reason was "discomfort in his left arm."

The moment he threw the first pitch to Lotte Sato in the 6th inning with 2 outs bases loaded with a one-run lead, catcher Wakatsuki headed to mound and signaled to the bench. Immediately Coach pitcher Atsusawa and trainer came out and went down to the bench. mound Yamazaki went up to 2nd place.

In the first inning, Fujiwara was hit by a pitch to center field with one out, but he got out of the inning closer with no outs runs. In the third inning, Tomosugi led off with a single to left doble and gave up Walk to Nishikawa with two outs, but Wakatsuki stole second runner and third from Takabe to put two outs on base. The fourth and fifth innings both went runs to closer without a run.

In the 6th inning, Fujiwara, who was in the lead, hit the middle hit for the third hit of the day, allowing Yamamoto to hit a left-handed hit and Soto to Walk, causing a pinch with no outs bases loaded. Still, he finished off Teraji and Fujioka with consecutive empty swings struck out.

Second pitcher Yamazaki gave up a bases-loaded walk to Sato, tying the Walk, but then retired Polanco with a fly ball to center field. Miyagi threw 94 pitches over 5 2/3 innings, allowing 6 hit strike out 7, and giving up 1 runs.