◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles Orix Buffaloes (14th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Orix Buffaloes missed out on a three-game winning streak since June 11. Kuri, who started with five days of rest, threw 2 runs in 6 innings for his 6th loss (6 wins). Tatsumi and Muneyama both hit home runs in tears, saying, "I need to reflect on allowing the opening run and the additional runs. I wanted to be able to pitch in at least runs pitch," he said, showing a heavy smile.

The batting lineup, which had recorded double-digit hit in four consecutive games, took a breather. They struggled against pitch skills of opposing starter Takinaka. They lost all four games at Rakuten Mobile's Rakuten Eagles Park Miyagi, and the gap with league leaders Softbank Hawks widened to eight games, the largest gap of the season.