◆ Pacific League Softbank vs. Orix (22nd, Mizuho PayPay Dome)
Orix Buffaloes pitcher Hiroshi gave up back-to-back home runs in the second inning when his team was trailing by three runs. After one out, he gave up a single to Shuto to right field, followed by a two-run homer to Kondo. He then surrendered a solo home run to Kurihara to left-center field, giving up three runs.
On this day, starting pitcher Katayama was knocked out after giving up 4 runs in just 13 pitches without recording a single out. After two innings, the score was 1-7, and they were being completely dominated by league leaders Softbank Hawks.
![[Photo] A two-shot of Nozomi Sasaki and Kosei Yoshida: What's the reason for their sudden closeness?](https://hochi.news/images/2023/01/06/20230106-OHT1I51072-L.jpg)
![[Scoreboard] Softbank Hawks vs. Orix Buffaloes](https://hochi.news/assets/v2/img/hochi_news_sns.png)
![[Orix Buffaloes] Raiku Katayama knocked out after 13 pitches... unable to record a single out, he allowed the opposing team to take the lead. This is the second time this month that he has been removed from the game with no outs in the first inning, following Kazuma Sato](https://hochi.news/images/2026/07/22/20260722-OHT1I51408-L.jpg)
![[Orix Buffaloes] Leo Yamaguchi "The strength of my pitches is my strong point. Let's see how far I can go." He will take on league leaders Softbank Hawks head-on... making his first start of the season on the 23rd.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/07/22/20260722-OHT1I51345-L.jpg)
