◇ Orix Buffaloes vs Hiroshima Open Match (18th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

​Espinoza pitcher of Orix Buffaloes pitched 5 innings of 76 pitches, 2 hit 1 Walk 4 strike out 1 runs.

Espinoza pitcher made his first appearance in the open game. In the top of the first inning, hitter Walk and hit to the leadoff hitter led to a pinch with one out, second and third base, and Yasushi Sasaki's infield grounder gave up one run. Still, after that, he rebuilt and closer to a three-way retirement in the top of the second and third innings. In the top of the 4th inning, he was hit hit with 2 outs, but did not give up any additional runs. In the top of the 5th inning, he closer to a three-way retirement again, and got off mound in this inning.

Last season, Espinoza appeared in 23 games, going 5-8 with a ERA of 2.98 pitcher. Will he be able to show more success this season, which is his third year in Japan?

Text: Rihoko Niwa