◆ Pacific League: Orix Buffaloes vs. Seibu Lions (21st, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Buffaloes ・Ota batted cleanup for the first time in four games. In the game against the Seibu Lions on the 19th (Kyocera Dome Osaka), he started as the “No. 3 hitter and first baseman” and contributed with a game-tying home run and a walk-off hit.With a win, the team would close the gap to 4.5 games behind the first-place Seibu Lions, so expectations are high for him to deliver in clutch situations. Mune, who was substituted out during the game against the Seibu Lions on the 20th (Kyocera Dome Osaka), started on the bench. The discomfort he felt in his lower body was minor, and he completed his usual pre-game practice routine. The starting line-up is as follows.

1 (D) Nishikawa

2 (1) Yamanaka

3 (Left) Nakagawa

4 (2) Ota

5 (3) Nishino

6 (Right) Kurita

7 (Play) Beni Hayashi

8 (Center) Sugisawa

9 (captured) young month

Starting pitcher: Kuri