On August 23, in the 17th round between Fukuoka Softbank and Orix Buffaloes held in MIZUHO PayPay Dome, Orix Buffaloes win 3-0.

Orix Buffaloes The starting pitcher was Ryuhei Sotani pitcher. He closer through the sixth inning to single hit two home runs, continuing a no-runs pitch that didn't allow him to step on second base. In the bottom of the seventh, with one out, he gave Ryoya Kurihara a Walk, but the Yuki Yanagita runner who followed him left the base line and Yudai Yamamoto to struck out, leaving the mound with no runs in the seventh.

Despite having runner in scoring position through the sixth inning against the opposing starter Haru Matsumoto pitcher, the lineup failed to score. Still, in the top of the seventh, with Ryo Ota doble and sacrifice bunt with one out and a runner on third, Ryoto Kita hit a timely hit to put them in the lead.

In the bottom of the eighth, when the relievers started, Soichiro Yamazaki pitcher came in. With hit and sacrifice bunt by leadoff player Kenta Imamiya, he faced a crisis with one out and runners on second, but managed to get through with no runs. Then, in the top of the ninth, pinch hitter Ryoma Yamanaka doble, followed by Ryoma Nishikawa hitting his 10th two-run homer, adding valuable runs. In the bottom of the ninth, Machado pitcher closer runs without a game, ending the game 3-0.

win Orix Buffaloes was pitcher Soya, who pitched 7 innings with 103 pitches, 2 hit, 2 Walk, 8 strike out, and runs no games, earning his fifth win. The lineup seized the opportunity in the final innings and turned it into a run. Notably, Ryoma Nishikawa hit his 10th two-run homer, reaching double-digit Home Run for the first time in four years. On the other hand, the losing Fukuoka Softbank was pitch by pitcher Matsumoto, who threw 94 pitches over 7 innings, 5 hit, 2 Walk, and 1 runs. The batting lineup was limited to a scattered 4 hit against the opponent's pitcher lineup.

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O ○ Ryuhei Sotani- Soichiro Yamazaki - S Machado
So ● Haru Matsumoto-Gota Suzuki- Juto Kobayashi

Text by Kanako Fukushima