On July 12, in the 14th round between Chiba Lotte Marines and Orix Buffaloes held in Zozo Marine Stadium, Orix Buffaloes win 7-2.

In the first inning, the lineup created a good opportunity with a flurry of hits from Keita Nakagawa and Ryoma Yamanaka, then took the lead with a sacrifice fly by Ryoma Nishikawa. Starting pitcher Espinoza pitcher was overtaken in the bottom of the second inning by a timely hit by Kyuto Ueda, but from the third inning onward, they closer runs at a good pace.

Then, in the top of the sixth, with no outs and runners on first and second, Ryo Ota hit a two-run doble, allowing them to take the lead again. Furthermore, Ryoto Kita 's RBI hit extended the lead to 4-2. Espinoza pitcher put the team in trouble in the bottom of the seventh but did not allow the ball to reach home plate, and in the seventh inning, they threw 94 pitches, 4 hit 2 Walk 4 strike out 2 runs. In the top of the ninth, Nakagawa's fifth two-run homer and Nishikawa's sixth solo homer added more runs, and the bottom of the ninth with a five-run lead was sealed by Kaito Saiki pitcher.

Orix Buffaloes, who secured the winning series with consecutive wins, scored a total of 11 hit 7 runs, including three hit by Nakagawa and Ota. Espinoza pitcher earned their eighth win, the most since visiting Japan. Meanwhile, the losing Chiba Lotte Marines started Kazuya Ojima pitcher 5.0 innings, 5 hit 1 Hit by Pitch 3 runs. The lineup took the lead in the bottom of the second with focused hits but failed to capitalize on the late opportunities.

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O ○ Espinoza -Ren Mukunoki-Kaito Saiki
● Kazuya Ojima-Akira Yagi- Castillo -Fumiya Ono-Keisuke Sawada

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa