◆ Pacific League: Orix Buffaloes vs. Softbank Hawks (20th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)
starting line-up has been announced. Orix Buffaloes, aiming for their first series win in four series, will catcher Ryoma Yamanaka make his first start of the season at "number 6, first base." In the farm league, he had a good record of batting .276 with 1 Home Run and 11 RBI in 40 games, and was awarded the Farm West Division Monthly MVP award for March and April.
[Orix Buffaloes]
Number 1, right fielder Nakagawa
Second batter, left fielder Nishikawa
No. 3 catcher Moritomo
Number 4, second baseman: Ota
Number 5, Third Baseman: So
Number 6, first baseman Yamanaka
Number 7, DH Seymour
No.8, shortstop Kurebayashi
Number 9, center fielder Watanabe
pitcher Espinoza
![[Video] A hardball comes flying at him without a glove! Amazing reflexes shown in a life-or-death situation!](https://hochi.news/images/2026/04/15/20260415-OHT1I51450-L.jpg)
![[Scoreboard] Orix Buffaloes vs. Softbank Hawks](/asset/img/news/source/logo_hochi.png){kind=logo}
![[Orix Buffaloes] Hiroshi is added to the active roster after being granted special leave for celebrations and condolences; replacement player, Yasuto Takashima, is removed from the roster.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/20/20260520-OHT1I51256-L.jpg)
![[Orix Buffaloes] Following in Shumpeita Yamashita, Hiroya Miyagi undergoes unusual surgery in the United States: reconstruction of the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow. He aims to reclaim the championship for the first time in three years without both his left and right elbows.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/20/20260520-OHT1I51164-L.jpg)
