◆ Pacific League: Orix Buffaloes 4-4 Seibu Lions (12 extra inning) (3rd, Hotto Motto Kobe)
Orix Buffaloes drew with Seibu Lions after a grueling five-hour battle, marking their second draw of the season.
In the eighth inning with a one-run lead, fifth pitcher Mukuki hit a timely doble to right center to tie the game with two outs and a runner on second. The right-hander, who had accumulated a league-high 20 hold as the "man of the eighth," couldn't hold on with his first runs in seven games. From the ninth inning, closer Machado stepped in for the second time this season. The relay of 8 pitcher prevented a comeback.
In the second inning, Mori Tomoya hit a solo home run to right field, his sixth of the season, giving his team ES CON FIELD.
![[Video] Avoiding the pitch and falling on his backside → The incredible change in strike even hitter astonished: Soya's magic pitch](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/03/20260603-OHT1I51432-C.jpg)
![[Scoreboard] Orix Buffaloes vs. Seibu Lions](https://hochi.news/assets/v2/img/hochi_news_sns.png)
![[Orix Buffaloes] Tomoya Mori hits his 6th home run of the season, a solo shot over the right field fence to give his team the lead! He responded to being used as the cleanup hitter for the first time this season with a home run: "I was able to react well and hit it."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/07/03/20260703-OHT1I51541-L.jpg)
![[Orix Buffaloes] Collaboration event between Osaka Toin High School brass band and cheering squad at the September 5th game against Lotte... 5th time in 4 years](https://hochi.news/images/2026/07/03/20260703-OHT1I51518-L.jpg)
![[Orix Buffaloes] Espinoza: "A wonderful stadium," eagerly awaits his start at Hotto Kobe; grateful for donations to his home country, Venezuela, after the earthquake... Starting on the 4th](https://hochi.news/images/2026/07/03/20260703-OHT1I51467-L.jpg)
