◇ Orix Buffaloes vs. Chunichi 'Nippon Life Central-Pacific League Interleague 2026' Round 3 (31st, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Buffaloes Soichiro Yamazaki pitcher delivered a strong relief performance with 38 pitches, 1 hit 2 Walk 2 strike out no runs over 3 innings.

In the top of the fifth inning, just after the lineup had taken a two-run lead, pitcher Yamazaki came in as the third pitcher. If you give Walk from 2 deaths, but no runs is given. In the top of the sixth, he gave up a hit to leadoff player Yuta Ishii, but the three of them shut down the trailing runners. Then, in the top of the seventh, he reached mound, gave Walk to the leadoff hitter, but managed to get through with a swing struck out and double play hits.

pitcher Yamazaki appeared in a team-high 21 games that day. Since the match against Fukuoka Softbank on the 20th, he has been supporting bullpen team with four consecutive games without runs.

Text by Rihoko Niwa