◆ Five of his eight strike out were called struck out "That shows how great his control was."

Orix Buffaloes Ryuhei Sotani started against Softbank Hawks on the 23rd. He pitched 7 innings, throwing 103 pitches, allowing 2 hit strike out 8, walking 2, and runs Walk earning his 5th win of the season.

Regarding his excellent pitching, which prevented the opposing batters from reaching second base, commentator Akihiko Oya on Fuji TV ONE's "Pro baseball News 2026," which aired on the 23rd, analyzed, "He really closer a great job of containing Softbank Hawks 's powerful left-handed batters. What was particularly good was that his fastball had great velocity, and while he mainly used that fastball, he also threw slider and curves from the inside to left-handed hitter, but hitter let them go." He added, "catcher Kenya Wakatsuki 's leadership was also good, but he was able to get struck out with fastball. He had 8 strike out today, and 5 of them were called strikeouts. That shows he had such great control, so I think it's fair to say it was his best pitch of the day."

☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE "Professional baseball News 2026"