◆ Pacific League Orix Buffaloes vs. Lotte (25th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

In the fifth inning, with Lotte trailing by two runs, outfielder Kyota Fujiwara hit a two-run triple to tie the game.

Lotte suffered a come-from-behind walk-off loss the previous night and have lost all seven games in Kyocera D this season. In the second game of the three-game series, starting pitcher Koshiro Hiroike pitcher gave up three runs in the first inning, making it a tough start. Still, in the second inning, Kyuto Ueda infielder hit a solo home run to the fifth to get one run back, and in the fifth, with one out and runners on first and third, leadoff hitter Fujiwara hit a tie-triple to break through right-center field, bringing the game to the starting point. However, the next one-out, runner-on-third chance to take the lead was lost by the next batter and they couldn't take the lead.