◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles 4-0 Orix Buffaloes (12th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile)

Orix Buffaloes suffered their second come-from-behind loss of the season, extending their road losing streak to five games and wiping out their winning record. The offense was sluggish, managing only three hit, their lowest of the season, and suffered their second shutout game loss. Manager Mamoru Kishida admitted, "It was really hard to pinpoint (the opposing starting pitcher, Takinaka). He threw a sharp fastball, making it difficult to hit. We will prepare a proper strategy for next time."

In the 8th inning, behind by one run, Moritomo led off with a single to right, but Benrin followed with a double double play. The commander said, "It was a small chance. We were contained today," he said, admitting that the opposing pitcher team was a cut above the rest.

Nevertheless, starting pitcher Jerry showed resilience, allowing only 4 hit 1 runs over 6 innings, and Tomoya Mori, who had been struggling with a batting average of .100 before the game, showed signs of recovery with his first multi-hit hit of the season. With these positive signs in sight, manager Kishida looked ahead to the three-game series Seibu Lions (Kyocera Dome Osaka) starting on the 14th, saying, "We'll switch gears and move forward."