◆ Pacific League Orix Buffaloes Nippon-Ham (14th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Buffaloes Tomoya Mori catcher was sent as a pinch hitter for his third at-bat. He returned to the starting lineup as the seventh batter and DH, his first in five games since the game against Lotte on the 8th (ZOZO Marine Stadium). However, in the third inning, he was hit by a swinging struck out in the lead, and in the fifth inning, trailing by one run, he grounded out to first with two outs and a runner on second. In August, he posted a .100 batting average of 20 At Bat and 2 hit, not showing his true ability.

In the bottom of the 7th inning with two outs and the score tied 2-2, manager Kishida chose pinch hitter Nishino. The 36-year-old oldest fielder swung and missed at Tatsu's fork on full count, striking struck out.