On June 13, in the 13th game between regular season Orix Buffaloes and Hiroshima held at JA Agri Anan Stadium in Tokushima, Orix Buffaloes win 6-5.

Orix Buffaloes 's starter, Leo Yamaguchi pitcher, gave up the lead in the first inning with a solo homer of leadoff player Keisuke Sato. In the top of the second inning, a series of hits and Hit by Pitch put bases loaded in a no-outs crisis, allowing one run in double play at-bats. In the top of the third inning, a teammate's error also runs the score, making the score 0-4.

In the bottom of the third, the lineup scored one run with a leadoff Sota Kawano hit and a timely doble by Kazuya Katsuki, but with one out and runners on first and third, Ho Naito hit a sacrifice fly to close the gap to two runs. In the bottom of the fifth, with leadoff players Kazuki and Seymour hit, the team put runners on first and second with one out, and Naito's fourth three-run homer put them in the lead. In the bottom of the sixth, he added another run with a sacrifice fly fielder’s choice of the river.

pitcher Yamaguchi left the mound closer without runs in the 4th and 5th innings. From the sixth inning, the pitching switches began, and Kazuma Sato pitcher perfected the inning closer, while in the top of the eighth, Hiroto Suga pitcher allowed one run but maintained their lead. In the top of the ninth, Kaisei Tomatsu pitcher threw seven pitches to closer, ending the game 6-5.

Orix Buffaloes was starter pitcher Yamaguchi, who pitched 71 pitches over 5 innings, throwing 8 hit 4 runs (earned runs 3) for his third win. Kazuki marked 3 hit in the lineup.

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Hiro ● Haruya Akagi - Nozomi Sugihara - Koya Takahashi - Takumi Kurohara - Ken Sugita
O ○ Leo Yamaguchi-Kazuma Sato-Hiroto Suga- S Kaisei Tomatsu

Written by Riyoko Niwa

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