◆ Pacific League: Orix Buffaloes vs. Nippon-Ham (19th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)
Orix Buffaloes catcher Ryoma Yamanaka hit his first home run of the season in the first inning with one out. He sent a high-floating cutter from Yamazaki into the right-field stands. "I was able to aggressively (aim for) a sweet pitch and hit it. I thought it might have gone up a little too high, but I'm glad it reached the stands." This was his second career home run, the first being his first professional Home Run on April 17 of last year.
In his second year this season, he was promoted to the first team in mid-May. He has become starting line-up and is maintaining a batting average in the .300s. Immediately after starting pitcher Takashima gave up a two-run homer to Kiyomiya, the same number two hitter retaliated.
![[Photo] Orix's handsome outfielder marries beautiful athlete](https://hochi.news/images/2025/12/25/20251225-OHT1I51169-L.jpg)
![[Scoreboard] Orix Buffaloes vs. Nippon-Ham](https://hochi.news/assets/v2/img/hochi_news_sns.png)
![[Nippon-Ham] Shinjo's Ham team takes a 2-0 lead in just 5 minutes of the game, with only 4 pitches going into the game, as #2 batter Kotaro Kiyomiya hits a massive 11th home run of the season, a two-run shot to right field.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/07/19/20260719-OHT1I51348-L.jpg)
![[Orix Buffaloes] Collaboration with "Nogizaka baseball Club": In the team huddle just before the game, Haruka Kuromi shouted, "Let's go!" and threw a perfect ceremonial first pitch.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/07/19/20260719-OHT1I51149-L.jpg)
![[Orix Buffaloes] Ryoto Kita writhes in pain as he is hit near his left foot by pitch from Nippon-Ham 's Haruki Hosono. The call is a swing. He continues playing after treatment and receives applause.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/07/18/20260718-OHT1I51343-L.jpg)
