◆ Pacific League Orix Buffaloes 8-3 Softbank Hawks (20th, Kyocera Dome)

Softbank Hawks was a developmental Haruto Fujiwara pitcher player who suffered his second loss in his second professional start, a 5 runs KO in the middle of the third inning. I was careful, but today it was the same runs form from Walk. I'm sorry to the team and the reliever team for giving up the game so early," said the 20-year-old right-hander. I couldn't be the savior of the starter team, which was in a state of total collapse.

Despite removing the struggling Hotaka Yamakawa from starting line-up, the team only managed three runs. This second consecutive loss puts them two games behind, their worst deficit of the season.

It was the 86th birthday of team chairman Sadaharu Oh, but they couldn't celebrate it with a win. Before the game, manager Hiroki Kokubo said, "I hope he stays healthy and involved in baseball for a long time to come. We have an important game this weekend (Sadaharu Oh Legacy Day on the 24th). When I was playing, did I think about the manager's birthday? Of course, I wanted to win."