◇ Fukuoka Softbank vs Orix Buffaloes 17th Round (23rd, MIZUHO PayPay Dome)

​Orix Buffaloes Ryuhei Sotani pitcher pitched 7 innings with 103 pitches, 2 hit, 2 Walk, 8 strike out no runs.

pitcher Soya retired all three batters in order closer the first inning and started with no runs. Through the sixth inning, he closer two single hit by Yuki Yanagita and Ryoya Kurihara, continuing his excellent pitching to prevent the pitcher from stepping on second base. In the bottom of the seventh, just after receiving a run of support, he gave Ryoya Kurihara a Walk with one out, but closer the next batter, and retired mound with no runs in the seventh.
　
He held the opposing lineup, which had scored 7 runs in 12 hit the previous day, to just 2 hit, marking his fifth win. Although he returned to the first team on the 8th, pitcher Soya, who had been lose pitcher in two consecutive games. This was his first win in about two months since June 10.

Text by Kanako Fukushima