◇ Orix Buffaloes vs Chunichi "Nippon Life Central-League/League-Pacific Interleague 2026" Second Round (30th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Buffaloes Ryoma Yamanaka player hit a timely hit that added valuable extra points.

In the bottom of the sixth inning with a one-run lead, Yuma Mune 's hit and Masahiro Nishino 's sacrifice bunt created a two-out, runner-on-second opportunity. In his third at-bat at this moment, Yamanaka deflected the first pitch thrown by opposing starter Yudai Ohno pitcher, a low outside fastball, and drove the ball forward to center fielder.

Yamanaka also hit doble in his second at-bat, and his second hit of the game was a timely hit. Notably, Orix Buffaloes 's RBI hit was the first in 28 inning since the top of the 5th inning on the 27th against Yokohama DeNA.

◇ Comment from Player Yamanaka
"I was planning to swing aggressively from the very first pitch. It was a situation where I needed to score more runs as a game development, so I'm glad it turned out to be a good result!　I'll keep doing my best after this!"

Text by Rihoko Niwa