◆パ・リーグ　オリックス３―５西武（２１日・京セラドーム大阪）

Seibu Lions launched a fierce offensive in the fourth inning, sending 10 hitter through the lineup, and won their first three-game series after the interleague games with a 2-1 record. This marks their eighth consecutive series win, including the period before the interleague games.

In the fourth inning—with both teams still scoreless after forming a huddle before their at-bats—Taiga Kojima (catcher), the first-round draft pick, delivered a run-scoring single to right field with one out and runners on first and third to give his team the lead. With two outs and runners on first and second, Taiga Hirasawa (infielder) followed with a run-scoring single to center field, and the “W Okawa” duo’s timely hits put their team up by two runs.

With two outs and runners on first and second base again, Watanabe hit his fifth home run of the season, a three-run shot that landed in the fifth deck of the left-field stands at Kyocera Dome, adding to the score.

Starting pitcher Yutaro Watanabe pitcher threw 85 pitches over 6 innings, recording 1 strike out and 6 hit 3 Walk 3 runs for his fourth win. His streak of consecutive QS (quality starts = 6 or more innings pitched with 3 earned runs or fewer) became his fifth consecutive game.

He retired the side in order in the first two innings. In the third and fourth innings, he allowed one hit each, but finished without runs.

In the fifth inning, after his teammates had taken a five-run lead in the fourth inning, the leadoff doble, hit a double that went over right fielder 's head, followed by Sugisawa who hit a two-run homer to right-center field, bringing the score down to 2 runs. After that, Wakatsuki hit doble that broke through left-center field, putting a runner on second with one out, and then Yamanaka hit a timely doble to left-center field, giving up another run.

Wingenter held the opponent scoreless in the 7th inning, Hibiki Shinohara in the 8th, and Hiroshi Kaino in the 9th, allowing the Leo team to hold on for the win.