◇ Orix Buffaloes vs. Chiba Lotte Marines 21st Round (4th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Buffaloes Taito Takashima pitcher pitched 89 pitches over 5 innings, pitching 4 hit 3 Walk 3 strike out 1 runs.

Takashima pitcher started after five days of rest. In the first inning, he allowed Walk to leadoff but retired the following with pop fly and double play hits, and the hitter started with three batters.

In the top of the second inning, right after his teammates took the lead, with two outs and doble and Walk, they found a crisis but were tied by a timely hit by Kyuto Ueda. However, from then on, pitch closed the clutch while carrying the runner. In the top of the fifth, he retired three consecutive grounders to infield grounders and entrusted mound to the reliever base.

pitcher Takashima plays both a starting role and a reliever, but this season he has started 17 out of the 20 games he has pitched. With his multifaceted role supporting bullpen, he wants to continue pitching well to play a key role in the starting rotation.

◇ Comment from pitcher Takashima
"I managed to closer to the minimum runs, but I threw too many pitches and was only able to pitch up to five innings, which is frustrating."