Orix Buffaloes ・ Daiki Tajima pitcher (29) suddenly lost his composure. It happened in the second inning, right after his team had taken the lead. With two outs, he allowed a hit and a Walk, putting bases loaded in a tight spot, and then gave up an RBI single to first base by Shuto infield hit.He then walked Kondo and Kurihara Hit by Pitch to drive them in, and finally, Makihara Dai delivered the finishing blow with a two-run single to center field. He pitched 1 2/3 innings, allowing 4 hit, 5 walks Hit by Pitch, and 6 runs, suffering his third loss. “I couldn’t fulfill my role as a starter, and I have nothing but apologies to offer,” he said, hanging his head.

In his previous start on the 6th against Hiroshima (at Mazda Stadium), he gave up 5 runs in 4 innings, resulting in his second consecutive early exit. Manager Kishida wore a grim expression, saying, "I think the pitches themselves were better than last time, but (in the 2nd inning) he kind of self-destructed. It was a tough pitch for him." Among the starting pitchers, ace Miyagi and Yamashita are absent this season due to elbow surgery, and Soya will not be pitching in this series to prioritize conditioning. Regarding the next appearance of the 9th-year left-hander, he explained, "We'll think about it from now on. Perdomo is also injured, so we don't really have any starting pitchers..."

The team's four-game winning streak against Softbank Hawks came to an end, dropping them to fourth place for the first time since the 13th. They are now 5.5 games behind first-place Seibu Lions. Nevertheless, the offense rallied, racking up 15 hit more than double that of their opponents. The manager focused on the positives, saying, "All hitter are hitting well," and set his sights solely on winning the series.