◆ Pacific League League: Lotte vs. Orix Buffaloes (17th, ZOZO Marine Stadium)

Orix Buffaloes pitcher Ryuhei Sotani left the game after 6 innings, having given up 6 hit and 3 runs, while striking strike out 2.

In the first inning, he walked Takabe Walk to lead off the inning, then got Ogawa sacrifice bunt to put runners on second and third with one out. struck out In the second inning, Ikeda and Soto hit back-to-back singles to put runners on first and second with one out, but Teraji grounded out to first and Tomosugi flied out to center field.

In the fourth inning, with a one-run lead, he gave up a single to Yamaguchi, the leadoff doble, and then a double to Sato, putting him in a jam with no outs and runners on second and third. However, he managed to hold onto the lead by getting Ikeda to fly out to shortstop, Soto to fly out to first base, and Teraji to ground out to first base. In the fifth inning, he pitch a perfect inning, retiring the side in order.

In the sixth inning, with two outs, he hit Sato with a Hit by Pitch, and then Ikeda hit a single to center field, putting runners on first and third. The next batter, Soto, hit slider on the first pitch into the left field stands for a three-run homer, a heartbreaking go-ahead hit. "In the sixth inning, we had two outs and no runner on base, so I'm frustrated that we gave up the lead. I wanted to somehow hold on," he said, biting his lip. Yoshida took mound as the second pitcher from the seventh inning.

He fulfilled his role as a starter with a tenacious 88-pitch performance, but his third win was put on hold. This marks his third consecutive start without a win.