◆パ・リーグ　オリックス―西武（１９日・京セラＤ）

Seibu Lions starting pitcher, Kosei Takahashi, was in line for his league-leading eighth win, but he left the game after pitching his shortest outing of the season, just five innings.

In the bottom of the first inning, with his teammates taking the lead by one, the score was suddenly tied at the start. In the second inning, he struggled with control, including the ball passing over hitter 's head, giving up two Walk and making it two outs bases loaded, but he cut through Nishikawa with a swinging struck out and struck his glove with force.

In the third inning, they retired the side in order for the first time. In the fourth inning, Nishino, the leadoff batter, hit a ball that bounced off mound, which was unlucky, and they conceded a run.

In the fifth inning, with two outs, he gave Nakagawa a Walk and was seen crouching down on top of the mound. However, he then struck off Nishino to a left-handed fly and left the mound while chatting with his wife, Yu Koga. He threw 102 pitches over 5 innings, going 6 hit 3 strike out 3 Walk 2 runs. After stepping down, he reflected, "I couldn't create a good rhythm for the team, but the fielder helped me. Even so, I think I was able to keep moving toward the hitter without losing my spirit until I left the mound."

From the sixth inning, Hayato Sato took the mound as the second pitcher.

win in this game would end his nine-game losing streak against Orix Buffaloes and give him his first win in three years, since 2023.