◆ Pacific League Orix Buffaloes 2-3 Lotte (26th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Buffaloes ・Manager Mamoru Kishida revealed plans for an “August return” for Ryuhei Sotani pitcher. The left-hander has been prioritizing his conditioning since his last appearance on June 10 against the Yakult (Kyocera Dome Osaka), where he pitched nine innings, allowing four runs, and earned his fourth win complete game win.He returned to competitive action for the first time in a month on the 19th in a Farm League game against the Hanshin Tigers (SGL), and in a Farm League exhibition game against the Sakai Shrikes on the 25th (at Kura Sushi Stadium Sakai), he pitched three innings, allowing 2 hit, 1 runs, and 5 strike out.

The first team lost to Lotte that day, confirming their 50% winning percentage for the first half of the season. The manager nodded and said, "pitcher need to step up. It looks like Soya will be back in August, so that's a positive sign."