◆ Pacific League: Orix Buffaloes vs. Softbank Hawks (August 8th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Buffaloes and Alen Kuri pitcher were pulled after 7 hit 2 runs in the 7th inning. In the first inning, he had Masaki lead off the Walk walk and was carried to center field by Kondo with one out, putting runners on first and second. After that, with two outs and runners on second and third, he retired Yanagida struck out swinging.

In the second inning, with one Walk, he walked Kawase, and then gave up a single to Umino, putting runners on first and second. He then gave up an RBI single to Shoji, allowing the opposing team to score the first run. closer runs from the third to the fifth inning.

In the tied sixth inning, he gave up a Walk to leadoff scorer Kondo. Then, with two outs and a runner on second, Yanagimachi hit a go-ahead RBI single to left. In the seventh inning, with one out and runners on first and second, he got Shutou to grounder to second double play. He threw 111 pitches and 6 strike out, showing resilience, but did not secure a team-leading seventh win, tying Espinoza.