◆ Pacific League Seibu Lions 4-5 Orix Buffaloes (31st, Belluna Dome)

Starter Chihiro Sumida pitcher was pulled after 6 innings, with 2 strike out, 8 hit, and 3 runs. He left the game with the score tied and did not factor into the decision. “Since my teammates had just scored, I was pitching cautiously pitch, but I ended up runs. We’re now in the second half of the season, and this is the time when results are everything, so I want to make sure that doesn’t happen again.“Today’s pitching performance left me feeling stressed,” he said, biting his lip.

He pitched runs pitch until the 4th inning, with a one-run lead and runners on second and third with one out, he gave up a two-run single to right field to give Moritomo the lead. In the 6th inning, with a one-run lead again, he gave up a game-tying single to center field to Nishikawa with no outs and a runner on third.