◆ Pacific League: DeNA Orix Buffaloes (26th, Yokohama)

Orix Buffaloes infielder Kotaro Kobayashi will start in the cleanup spot for the first time this season. Aiming for their first interleague championship in five years, manager Mamoru Kishida has rearranged the lineup. He has placed the regular short stop, who has recorded multiple hit in two of the last three games, in the core of the batting order for the first time since the game against DeNA on June 11th last year (Kyocera Dome Osaka). catcher Ryoma Yamanaka in his second year, will bat fifth. He has been in good form this season, with 3 At Bat 7 hit for a batting average of .429. starting line-up is as follows.

1 (Left) Nishikawa

2 (middle) Watabe

3 (3) Sect

4 (Play) Beni Hayashi

5 (1) Yamanaka

6 (Right) Nakagawa

7 (2) Noguchi

8 (captured) Wakazuki

9 (throw) Kuri