◆ Pacific League: Lotte 6-3 Orix Buffaloes (15th, ZOZO Marine Stadium)

Lotte won their second straight game, preventing a five-game losing streak against Orix Buffaloes. Their season record against Orix is now 2 wins and 7 losses.

In the bottom of the 7th inning, with the score tied 3-3 and two outs, runners on first and second base, Nishikawa hit a go-ahead three-run homer to left field, his third of the season and second in as many games. The relief pitchers then held onto this lead.

It was Lotte who scored first. In the third inning, with one out, Ogawa hit a single to center field, and Nishikawa hit a double to left-center doble, creating a scoring opportunity with runners on second and third. Polanco then hit a ground ball to the shortstop, scoring the first run. With two outs and a runner on third, Sato hit his sixth home run of the season, a two-run shot to right field, his second in as many games.

In his 14th appearance in Japan, left-hander Long pitched 5 innings with 0/3 of a Walk and 2 strike out, going 2 hit 3 2 runs without a decision. With a three-run lead and win pitcher right, in the sixth inning, he left the game with runners on first and second and no outs. Yagi, who was second, couldn't closer and tied the game at 3-3.

The batting lineup showed some fighting spirit and won two straight games, bringing their record to 16 wins and 23 losses, leaving them 7 games behind. First, they aim to pay off their debt completely, so they just need to steadily work on it little by little.