◆ Pacific League Orix Buffaloes 6-1 Lotte (May 5th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

They managed to score one run in the ninth inning due to an opponent's error, avoiding their seventh shutout loss in two consecutive games, but they still suffered their second consecutive defeat. This means they have now lost two consecutive series, their seventh series losing record, bringing their record to 13 wins and 18 losses, and their deficit to 5 games.

Starter Jackson threw 108 pitches over six innings, suffering his third loss with 8 hit, 2 Walk, and 5 runs. In the first inning, leadoff hitter Mune's dropped third strike and balks put him in a situation with one out and a runner on third, allowing Nishikawa to hit a timely single to left. He then hit Nakagawa over a doble to center field, putting runners on second and third with one out. There, Moritomo hit a two-run single to center field, giving up three runs. In the sixth inning, with one out, Yoshiho hit a hit to center field, and Mugiya's triple down the right field line for the fourth run. With one out and a runner on third, he gave up a sacrifice fly to Kurebayashi and gave up his fifth run.

After the game, manager Saburo sighed about Jackson's pitch in the first inning, saying, "That's our usual losing pattern. Mistake after mistake after mistake..." Unable to overcome Orix Buffaloes 's starting pitcher, the 213cm tall right-hander Jerry, he said with a dejected expression, "In the end, we gave up runs and lost without being able to hit. I think a lot of hitter were forced to swing at high balls because of his height. We have countermeasures for that, but I guess (Jerry) was just better than we could have hoped."