◆パ・リーグ　オリックス０―７日本ハム（１８日・京セラドーム大阪）

Orix Buffaloes suffered their third four-game losing streak of the season. Their 11th shutout game loss wiped out their lead of up to 10 games, dropping them back to a .500 winning percentage for the first time since April 13th. They are currently on a six-game losing streak against third-place Nippon-Ham, and are being completely dominated.

Starter Jerry suffered his sixth loss (3 wins) with 7 hit 4 runs over 5 innings. In the 4th inning, despite an early start from second base runner Reyes on Mannami's fly to right with no outs and a runner on second, the umpire was unfortunate enough that no double play was allowed. "I was in good form, but I couldn't stop the bad momentum," he said, slumping his shoulders.

The offense failed to score against Nippon-Ham pitcher. Lacking in both pitching and hitting, the annual and highly popular "Orihime Day" event started with a loss.