◆ Pacific League: Orix Buffaloes vs. Softbank Hawks (July 7th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Buffaloes pitcher Sean Hjelle was knocked out of the game after throwing just 59 pitches. The foreign right-hander had a 0.50 ERA in three games against Softbank Hawks before the game. After giving up a game-tying hit to Yanagimachi in the second inning, he faltered in the third inning with control problems after his team took a one-run lead. Hit by Pitch the leadoff batter Masaki with a pitch, then walked Shuto, and then widened the jam with a wild pitch, putting runners on second and third with no outs.

Kondo, who had been closer hitless in nine At Bat hit came up to bat, but gave up a two-run hit to take the lead. After Walk Kurihara, manager Mamoru Kishida decided to make a substitution. In the game against Nippon-Ham on June 30 (ES CON FIELD), he was pulled after 2 1/3 innings, having given up 5 runs. For the second consecutive game, he was unable to complete three innings.