◆ Pacific League vs. Orix Buffaloes (November 11th, ZOZO Marine Stadium)

Orix Buffaloes pitcher Yasuto Takashima left the game after 7 1/3 innings, runs 9 hit and 2 strike out 6.

In the first inning, he retired the side in order without any trouble. In the second inning, immediately after receiving support from Kita's first home run, a three-run hit that gave him the lead, he gave up three hits and faced a two-out, bases loaded situation, but he managed to get Tomosugi out with a fly ball to center field.

In the third inning, with the lead four runs, he gave the leadoff runner Fujiwara a Walk, but grounded out Nishikawa double play to shortstop and got Yamaguchi on third base and no runs. Kurita's second two-run homer extended the lead to six in the fourth inning, and the team retired all three batters in order.

In the fifth inning, with two outs, he allowed two hit, putting runners on first and third base, but he got Nishikawa to hit a foul fly ball. He didn't allow any runs in the sixth or seventh inning either.

In the mound of the eighth inning, his first professional career, he gave up a two-run homer over right field to Ueda with one out and a runner on second. Manager Kishida told him he would be replaced pitcher, and he showed frustration. Even so, the second pitcher, Yamazaki, who had moved up to mound with one out, was runs. Takashima pitched a career-high 114 pitches, advancing to his fourth win for the first time in two months since the May 4 game against Lotte (Kyocera Dome Osaka).