Pacific League: Orix Buffaloes 7, Rakuten Eagles 5 (26th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Buffaloes manager Mamoru Kishida revealed after the game that pitcher Ren Mukunoki is scheduled to be re-registered for the game against Rakuten Eagles on the 27th (Kyocera Dome Osaka). The right-hander, who was removed from the active roster on the 14th due to an upper body injury, made his return to action on the 25th in a farm team practice game against Osaka University of Economics (Sugimoto Shoji BS). He showed an excellent performance, throwing 9 pitches for one inning with no hit, no runs, and one strike out, and rejoined the team from that day.

Before his departure, he was primarily entrusted with the eighth inning of winning games, and currently, he has recorded 30 hold points, tied with Lotte's Suzuki for the most in the league. The manager emphasized, "If his condition is okay, I plan to register him tomorrow."