◆ Pacific League: Orix Buffaloes vs. Nippon-Ham (October 10th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Buffaloes of Anderson Espinoza pitcher surrendered 6 hit 2 runs and 5 strike out in the sixth inning. In the first inning, he gave up Walk to Sachi Kiyomiya with two outs, and then hit Reyes with an extra large two-run shot over the left field wall. He allowed the first run in the second through the sixth innings without runs closer

In the fifth inning, trailing by two runs, he gave up doble to Tamiya to leadoff, and then walked Kiyomiya Yuki with Walk, putting runners on first and second. However, he managed to get out of the inning without giving up a run by getting Reyes to fly out to right field after full count.

In the sixth inning, after Nomura led off with a single to left field, a wild pitch and a walk put runners on first and Walk with no outs, creating a dangerous situation. Later, with two outs and runners on second and third, he managed to get Shindo to ground out to third base, holding his ground.

Despite this, the offense failed to score against Nippon-Ham 's Kitayama. In the 7th inning, the second pitcher, Yamazaki, took mound. The right-hander, in his third year in Japan, had maintained his good form with an undefeated 4-0 record since the start of the season. He threw a strong 97 pitches to set up the game, but it wasn't enough to secure his league-leading 5th win.