◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles Rakuten vs. Orix Buffaloes (16th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)
Orix Buffaloes sank with a painful home run. In the sixth inning, trailing by two runs, Nakagawa scored four runs in one go, including a single to left, giving the team a two-run lead, but third pitcher Iwasaki unexpectedly struggled. With one out and bases loaded, Asamura hit bases loaded homers. He threw the first pitch, 155 km/h, over center. Horiuchi also walked and was taken out.
The team had lost two straight games to last-place Rakuten Eagles. They had lost all five games at Rakuten Eagles Mobile's Saikyo Park Miyagi, and this was their sixth game there.
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![[Scoreboard] Rakuten Eagles vs. Orix Buffaloes](https://hochi.news/assets/v2/img/hochi_news_sns.png)
![[Orix Buffaloes] Dark clouds... Saiki fails to put out the fire. In the 5th inning, with one out and Walk bases loaded, he gives up a walk to tie the game, then a wild pitch gives up the go-ahead run.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/07/16/20260716-OHT1I51459-L.jpg)
![[Orix Buffaloes] Will the sixth time be the charm...? After five losses in five games against Rakuten Eagles Mobile, they rearranged their cleanup hitters, with Ryo Ota batting fourth in their bid for their first win.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/07/16/20260716-OHT1I51339-L.jpg)
![[Orix Buffaloes] Lost two straight games to last-place Rakuten Eagles, and also lost all five games against Rakuten Eagles Mobile. Manager Mamoru Kishida: "We're not really able to pick up any wins right now..."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/07/15/20260715-OHT1I51658-L.jpg)
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