◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham 9-2 Orix Buffaloes (30th, ES CON FIELD)

Orix Buffaloes missed out on a second straight win, and fifth-placed Lotte closed the gap to just 1.5 games. Jerry, who suffered his fourth loss at ES CON FIELD, a career-worst 2 1/3 innings where he gave up 9 hit 5 runs, said dejectedly, "I tried to make some adjustments, but I couldn't get the results I wanted. I couldn't create any momentum, and I'm sorry to the team."

Trailing by two runs in the second inning, Benibayashi hit his 10th home run of the season, a two-run shot. In the fourth inning, with the team down by three runs and one out bases loaded, Nishino grounded out to shortstop double play. The team finished June with a record of 8 wins, 12 losses, and 1 tie. It was a tough start to the week.