On August 22, in the 20th game between Farm regular season Orix Buffaloes and Hiroshima held at Hotto Motto Field Kobe, Orix Buffaloes lost 1-9.

Orix Buffaloes Starting pitcher Leo Yamaguchi pitcher gave up the lead in the first inning with his second solo home run to leadoff pitcher Ren Hirakawa. From the second inning onward, he seemed to have regrouped, resuming the game by innings with two consecutive inning and three retired batters, but in the top of the fifth, he gave up consecutive RBI hits with runners on first and third and no outs, and was pulled after throwing 82 pitches in the fifth inning, hit 5 2 Walk 3 strike out 3 runs.

In the bottom of the second, Seymour and Seiichi Teramoto hit a series of hits to get the lineup one out and bases loaded, but couldn't score a single home run. In the bottom of the fourth, with two outs, Shuna Hori hit a doble, but the next hitter swung and fell to struck out. Still, in the bottom of the sixth, Seymour hit his second solo homer. The score was 1-3, and the game entered the final innings.

However, in the top of the seventh, the third pitcher Kosei Yoshida pitcher added another run with a timely hit. In the top of the eighth, Shota Abe pitcher hit three consecutive hits to runs, and in the top of the ninth, Kento Inui pitcher gave up a home run to grand slam. The lineup created another opportunity in the bottom of the ninth with one out and runners on first and third, but in the end, two consecutive struck out homers were far away, and the game ended 1-9.

The defeated Orix Buffaloes suffered a complete defeat with 7 hit and 1 goal. Meanwhile, Seymour was also in a strong performance, scoring 2 hit 1 RBI. He recorded his first Home Run since the June 3 game against Hiroshima.

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Hiro Saito Taisei - ○ Sugihara Nozomi - Sugita Ken - Masuda Takehisa - Turnock - Kudo Taiki
O ● Leo Yamaguchi- Shu Takaya -Kosei Yoshida-Shota Abe-Kento Inui

Written by Ao Yokoyama

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