◆ Pacific League: Nippon-Ham vs. Orix Orix Buffaloes (August 2nd, ES CON FIELD)
Orix Buffaloes Yuma Mune infielder started at "2nd and 3rd base" and hit his 5th 3-run shot of the season in the 4th at bat.
Softbank Hawks With three runs on and one out in the 6th inning, he swung at Nippon-Ham Saito's splitter from first and second base with one ball and landed in the right-field bleachers. I'm going to keep this momentum going and do my best to win the game with everyone in the team.
In the second inning, Seymour hit his third home run of the season, a two-run shot, but the team was trailing by as much as five runs. However, in the fifth inning, Moritomo hit his second home run of the season, a two-run shot, and in the sixth inning, So hit his fifth home run of the season, a three-run shot, bringing the game back to a tie.
![[Video] Tomoya Mori 's superb second home run! The Orix Buffaloes refuse to give up even when trailing by 5 runs!](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/02/20260502-OHT1I51341-L.jpg)
![[Scoreboard] Nippon-Ham vs. Orix Buffaloes](/asset/img/news/source/logo_hochi.png){kind=logo}
![[Orix Buffaloes] Espinoza leaves the game in the middle of the 3rd inning after giving up 7 hit 6 runs... He misses out on a 5-0 start to the season, and ERA rises from 0.62 to 2.27.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/02/20260502-OHT1I51300-L.jpg)
![[Orix Buffaloes] Seymour hits his 3rd home run of the season, a two-run shot over right field! A bullet line drive with a launch angle of 23 degrees and a ball speed of 176 km/h. "I was able to react well."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/02/20260502-OHT1I51260-L.jpg)
