On August 14, in the 19th round between Orix Buffaloes and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham held in Kyocera Dome Osaka, Orix Buffaloes win 6-2.

Orix Buffaloes starter Taito Takashima pitcher retired all three ba closer tters in the top of the first inning, but with two outs in the second, a series of hits from Kengo Yoshida and Daigo Kamikawahata caused trouble, and Naoki Arizono allowed the lead with timely hits. Still, the three reinforcements reversed the second inning, and despite runner in the top of the fifth and sixth, they escaped without runs.

The lineup struggled with hit ahead of the opposing starter Kota Tatsu pitcher, going through the bottom of the fourth. However, in the bottom of the sixth, with leadoff player Keita Nakagawa hit and sacrifice bunt, they put the lineup with one out and runners on second, and succeeded in taking the lead with Yuma Mune 's ninth two-run homer. pitcher Takashima was taken out in the top of the 7th inning after giving up a game-tying hit from player Kotaro Kiyomiya, but with one out and runners on first and second, Kaito Iriyama pitcher took up the next pitch and struck out the next five pitches.

In the top of the eighth, Soichiro Yamazaki pitcher runs pitch out. Then, in the bottom of the eighth, with Nakagawa's Walk and sacrifice bunt with one out and a runner on second, Mune's 10th two-run homer put the lineup in the go-ahead run again. Furthermore, Ryo Ota and Kotaro Kobayashi also hit consecutive timely hits, bringing the score to 6-2. In the top of the ninth, Machado pitcher closed out the game with no runs.

win Orix Buffaloes, starting pitcher pitcher Takashima pitched 6.1 innings with 89 pitches, 6 hit, 2 walks, 4 strike out 2 Hit by Pitch, and 2 runs, and the reliever lineup connected with a relay of runs. The lineup continued their winning streak, with Mune, who hit two Home Run, achieving a career-high double-digit Home Run, and scoring a total of 8 hit 6 points. On the other hand, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham started pitcher pitching 102 pitches in 7 innings, allowing 4 hit no walks Hit by Pitch 8 strike out 2 runs. reliever lineup also couldn't hold up. Notably, player Arisona recorded 2 hit, including the leadoff hit.

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Kota Kota Tatsu-Mizuki Hori-Hiroya Shimamoto
O Takashima Yasuto -Kaito Iriyama- ○ Yamazaki Soichiro - Machado

Written by Riyoko Niwa