On June 12, in the first round of the 'Nippon Life Central-Pacific Interleague 2026' between Orix Buffaloes and Hanshin Tigers held in Kyocera Dome Osaka, Orix Buffaloes win 2-1.

Orix Buffaloes The lineup took the lead in the first inning with Ryoma Nishikawa 's second solo and Kotaro Kobayashi 's eighth solo homer. Starter Perdomo pitcher closer the first inning with three batters, but despite facing a crisis with one out and runners on first and second in the top of the second, and two outs in the top of the third, bases loaded holding on, he threw 60 pitches in the third inning, pitched 3 hit 2 walks, 2 walks, 2 Hit by Pitch strike out, and runs was taken out.

In the top of the 4th inning, Kaito Iriyama pitcher closer without runs. In the top of the 5th, Taito Takashima pitcher caused a bases loaded crisis with two outs, and the replacement Kosei Yoshida pitcher scored a base-loaded Walk to runs the lead. Still, from the 6th inning, Sho Iwasaki pitcher, Soichiro Yamazaki pitcher, and Ren Mukunoki pitcher each connected the inning without hit pitch. In the top of the ninth, with a one-run lead, Machado pitcher retired all three batters in order, ending the game 2-1.

Orix Buffaloes, now on a four-game winning streak, saw second Kaito Iriyama pitcher win for the first time this season. After taking the lead with a single offensive run to take the lead, the relief team responded with tenacious pitching to secure a close victory.

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God ●Shoki Murakami-Rito Kinoshita
O Perdomo - ○ Kaito Iriyama- Takashima Taito -Kosei Yoshida-Sho Iwasaki Sho - Yamazaki Soichiro -Ren Mukunoki- S Machado

Written by Aoi Nishijima