◆ Pacific League Rakuten Eagles Orix Buffaloes (November 11, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Orix Buffaloes secured their first win of the season at Rakuten Eagles Mobile's Saikyo Park Miyagi, where they had lost all six previous games. Two of their best hitter contributed to the victory. "I thought it might be interesting if I couldn't get a hit, so I went into it with a positive attitude. Maybe that was a good thing?" said Nishikawa with a smile. In the fourth inning with one out, doble down the left field line. He seemed to have a bad track record in Sendai, as it was his first hit in 27 at-bats.

Nishino, who was promoted to the first team in a month and started as the "number 7 designated hitter," doble down the left field line in the ninth inning to seal the victory. It was his first RBI, and he said, "It's different to get one hit than to end it like that. I also got RBI. I want to use this as an opportunity to get back into good form," vowing to produce more hits.