◆ Pacific League League: Lotte vs. Orix Buffaloes (16th, ZOZO Marine Stadium)
Lotte's pitcher Haruya Tanaka who started the game hoping to earn his second win of the season, was relieved after 5 innings, having given up 5 hit no runs. His second win will have to wait.
He mixed his fastball, which was in the low 150 km/h range, with fork, cutter, and slider, and although he faced numerous dangerous situations, he never allowed a runner to score.
On the 15th, he had expressed his determination to "compete within the strike zone and throw my pitches at a good tempo," but it took him 91 pitches over 5 innings, and it was not a performance that could be described as having a good pitch.
![[Video] Trap mistake!? Followed by a no-look volley!! It's a baseball game.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/04/16/20260416-OHT1I51483-L.jpg)
![[Scoreboard] Lotte vs. Orix Buffaloes](/asset/img/news/source/logo_hochi.png){kind=logo}
![[Lotte] Toshiya Sato and Shunsuke Nakamori interact with Pikachu. Sato's reason for liking Mudkip is...](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/16/20260516-OHT1I51116-L.jpg)
![[Lotte] Toshiya Sato hits his sixth home run of the season, a two-run shot, in the third inning, his second in as many games. "I was able to react well and hit it."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/15/20260515-OHT1I51590-L.jpg)
![[Orix Buffaloes] Yasuto Takashima left the game after 5 innings, giving up 5 hit and strike out runs while striking out 5... His 4th win, which would tie him for the team lead, will have to wait.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/15/20260515-OHT1I51607-L.jpg)
