◆ He pitched tenaciously through numerous difficult situations from the second inning onward. Ikeda said, "That kind of tenacity is enough."

Orix Buffaloes 's Espinoza started on the mound against Nippon-Ham on the 10th. In the first inning, with two Walk, he walked runner and then gave up a two-run Home Run to Reyes. Espinoza pitched 6 innings, throwing 97 pitches, giving up 6 hit strike out 5, walking 3, and runs Walk suffering his first loss of the season.

From the second inning onward, Espinoza showed tenacious pitching and closer runs the scoreline. On the 10th, commentator Chikayuki Ikeda of Fuji TV ONE's 'Pro baseball News 2026' commentator, said, "His last outing wasn't great, but this time, after Walk at the start, he scored two runs in the Home Run. One run was a waste, but overall, he kept runner throughout and held pitch, showing his strengths. There was the difficulty of varying the pace and putting the ball under the bat, so I thought that tenacity would be enough."

MC Tomotaka Sakaguchi lamented the home run given up in the first Walk, saying, "I think it was really just the first inning. I don't think he was trying to get a walk, but it was a poorly placed pitch, and the batter just threw the curveball where he had an idea of where to throw it... In the later innings, it was more like Espinoza was on his own."

☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE "Professional baseball News 2026"