On June 6, in the second round of the 'Nippon Life Central-Pacific Interleague 2026' between Hiroshima and Orix Buffaloes held in Mazda Stadium, Orix Buffaloes lost 4-7.

Orix Buffaloes 's starter, Daiki Tajima pitcher, gave up a run in the first inning with one out and runners on second and third, and a grounder to infield. He then gave up a timely hit to Montero and gave up two runs in the first inning. In the bottom of the fourth, he gave up two home runs and went 3-runs. He was pulled after 63 pitches in the 4th inning, 6 hit 1 Walk, 1 strike out 5 runs.

In the top of the 4th, Kotaro Kobayashi scored one run with his seventh solo homer. In the top of the sixth, Ryo Ota doble and other grounders put the team with one out and a runner on third, and Yutaro Sugimoto added one run with a sacrifice fly. In the top of the eighth, with one out and a runner on first, Ryo Ota hit a timely doble, but Masahiro Nishino hit and Yutaro Sugimoto Walk again made it one out bases loaded, adding a run between infield grounders. They closed the gap to 4-5, just one point.

However, in the bottom of the eighth, the fourth pitcher Kaito Iriyama pitcher allowed Norihiko Nahara to give up a two-run triple. In the top of the ninth, trailing three runs, all three retired in order, and the game ended 4-7. After a draw, they suffered four consecutive losses Orix Buffaloes. Hitter Ota scored 2 hit 1 RBI, totaling 8 hit 4 points, and the heavy runs also played a role.

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O ● Daiki Tajima-Hiroshi-Ryusei Gonda-Kaito Iriyama
Hiro ○ Morishita Masato - Taka Taichi - S Nakazaki Shota

Written by Aoi Nishijima