◆ Pacific League Orix Buffaloes 3-6 Softbank Hawks (July 7th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Softbank Hawks KO'd Orix Buffaloes Jerry, who had struggled with 18 inning and 1 run in 3 games, runs with Kondo's go-ahead 2-run single in the middle of the 3rd round.

Manager Kokubo said, "Today, Coach Hasegawa devised a plan, and the team responded exactly as planned. That was the most important thing. It was good that the coach made sure everything was done thoroughly." Kondo grounded into a double play play in his first at-bat in the first inning with one out and a runner on first, but in the third inning with two outs and runners on second and third, he hit a go-ahead two-run single to center field. It was his first hit in 11 at-bats overall.