◆パ・リーグ　オリックス７―１３日本ハム（１６日・京セラドーム大阪）

Orix Buffaloes suffered a crushing defeat, giving up 13 runs, and lost the three-game series against third-placed Nippon-Ham who are in a playoff spot. Although they are still in fourth place, one place lower in standings, the gap to a playoff spot has widened to seven games, putting them in a dangerous position. They have fallen back to a deficit of one game for the first time since the 12th.

Starter Soya took his fifth loss (4 wins) after pitching 3 2/3 innings with 6 hit and 5 runs.He struggled with his control, walking three batters Hit by Pitch, and was unable to secure his first win since June 10 against the Yakult (Kyocera Dome Osaka). After that, Katayama pitched 1 runs, Kawase pitched 3 runs, and Abe pitched 4 runs. Nippon-Ham They were unable to stop the opposing lineup’s momentum.

The offense was once again unable to break through Nippon-Ham starting pitcher, Arihara. In the 5th inning, they managed to score two runs with a solo home run by Kida (his 6th of the season) and an RBI single to right field by So, handing the right-hander, who pitched until the 6th inning, his 31st win of the season, the most against any opponent. In the 8th inning, Kida hit a two-run homer (his 7th of the season), his third time hitting two home runs in a single game this season, and the team scored five runs. They mounted a late comeback, but it was a heavy loss.