On September 4, the 21st game between the Orix Buffaloes and Chiba Lotte Marines was held at Kyocera Dome Osaka, and the Orix Buffaloes won 3 to 1.

In the first inning, the Orix Buffaloes took the lead with an RBI hit by Kotaro Kobayashi from 2nd and 3rd base with two outs, following hits by Ryoma Nishikawa and Ryoto Kita. Starting pitcher Yasuto Takashima gave up one run on an RBI hit in the top of the 2nd inning, but in the bottom of the 2nd immediately after, they succeeded in taking the lead by returning one run during a grounder by Shuna Hori with one out and 3rd base.

In the bottom of the 4th inning, they added another run during an opponent's error. Pitcher Takashima did not allow any additional runs with a pitch that tightened up key points, and left the mound after 5 innings with 89 pitches, 4 hits, 3 Walks, 3 strike outs, and 1 run. In the top of the 6th inning, pitcher Ryoga Tomiyama escaped without giving up any runs despite facing a pinch with two Walks, and from the 7th inning, pitcher Ren Mukunoki, pitcher Soichiro Yamazaki, and pitcher Machado each connected for one inning with three up and three down, ending the game at 3 to 1.

For the victorious Orix Buffaloes, pitcher Takashima marked his 6th win. Hori, who was in the starting line-up for the first time this season, recorded his first professional RBI which became the go-ahead run, and the team stopped their losing streak at "3". On the other hand, for the Chiba Lotte Marines, starting pitcher Jackson had a performance of 5 innings, 8 hits, and 3 runs (2 earned runs). The batting lineup fell hitless from the 5th inning onwards.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
M 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
B 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3

M ●Jackson-Akira Yagi-Shunsuke Nakamori-Fumiya Ono
B ○Taito Takashima-Ryoga Tomiyama-Ren Mukunoki-Soichiro Yamazaki-S Machado