[Orix Buffaloes] The flow of the game and starting line-up have completely changed! Haruto Watanabe and Ryoma Yamanaka will bat 1st and 2nd, and Kotaro Kobayashi Seymour will bat 4th, while Kotaro Kurebayashi will bat 4th for the second consecutive game | Pacific League

[Orix Buffaloes] The flow of the game and starting line-up have completely changed! Haruto Watanabe and Ryoma Yamanaka are batting 1st and 2nd, and Kotaro Kobayashi is batting 4th. Seymour is batting 2nd for the second consecutive game.

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July 2, 2026 17:43

◆ Pacific League: Nippon-Ham vs. Orix Orix Buffaloes (August 2nd, ES CON FIELD)

Orix Buffaloes manager Mamoru Kishida has made a complete overhaul of starting line-up. The team is in a difficult situation, having failed to win a series in four consecutive games since the league resumed. In an attempt to prevent a three-game sweep against Nippon-Ham, he has placed Watanabe and Yamanaka in the first and second spots in the batting order. The cleanup hitter is Kurebayashi, who has 3 hit in 6 at-At Bat and 1 Home Run run in the last two games. Wakatsuki and Moritomo are on the bench, and Fukunaga has been entrusted with the starting catcher position. starting line-up is as follows:

1 (middle) Watabe

2 (Left) Yamanaka

3 (D) Nishikawa

4 (Play) Beni Hayashi

5 (3) Sect

6 (2) Ota

7 (1) Seymour

8 (captured) Fukunaga

9 (Right) Kurita

Starting pitcher: Sato Ichi

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