◆ Pacific League Softbank Hawks 22-2 Orix Buffaloes (22nd, Mizuho PayPay Dome)

Orix Buffaloes manager Mamoru Kishida (45) calmly accepted the historic defeat. "First and foremost, it was a game I feel sorry for the fans. The reality is that no one could stop it." pitcher staff allowed a season-worst 26 hit and collapsed, giving up 22 runs for the first time in 10 years since the game against Softbank Hawks on May 24, 2016 (at Yahoo! Dome). In their 90th game, their chances of winning the championship on their own were eliminated.

Katayama, making his second start of the season, took his first loss in 4 runs without recording a single out. The manager said, "Since it's relief day, let's do it early. If there was a kid who was feeling hesitant, I would have told him to be replaced immediately," and decided to switch after just 13 pitches. However, after that, Hiroshi got 3 runs, Yamaoka got 2 runs, and Saito, making his first first-team appearance in two years, managed only one out and went 7 runs. From the 6th inning, Tajima, making his first relief appearance in his 149th career game, was hit hard by a barrage of 3 inning, allowing 3 home runs and 6 runs.

With Miyagi and Yamashita both out this season due to elbow surgery, manager Kishida wore a grim expression, saying, "With a shortage of starting pitchers in this gap, this is what inevitably happens..." The team suffered a bitter defeat, dropping their winning percentage back to 50% in just one day. He urged pitcher, "How do you feel about this, and how will you approach things next time?" (Shunta Nanbu)