◇ Saitama Seibu Lions vs Orix Buffaloes 20th Round (20th, Belluna Dome)

Orix Buffaloes Espinoza pitcher earned his 11th win of the season with an impressive performance of 101 pitches, 4 hit no walks Hit by Pitch 9 strike out 1 runs over 8 innings.

Espinoza pitcher started the first inning by retiring all three outs after 10 pitches. However, with a one-run lead in the bottom of the second inning and two outs, Takeya Nakamura and Takayoshi Yamamura were allowed to tie the game with consecutive doble. Nevertheless, in the top of the third inning, Ryo Ota hit a timely hit to take the lead, and then they closer three consecutive inning in a row with a stable pitch.

In the bottom of the sixth, he had one out and a runner on second, and in the bottom of the seventh, two outs and a runner on first, carrying runner, but did not allow any runs. He retired all three batters in order again in order in the bottom of the eighth and left the mound with one runs in the eighth. In the bottom of the ninth, with the score tied 3-1, Machado pitcher closed the game.

Espinoza pitcher secured another win against Saitama Seibu Lions, who have a strong match against Saitama with a ERA of 1.93 and 3 wins and 0 losses (as of pre-match). They secured their 11th win, tying the league leaders Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Takayuki Kato pitcher.

Text by Aoi Nishijima