On 16 April, Orix lost 0-1 in the fifth round of the Western League regular season Orix vs. Chunichi in Sugimotoshoji Buffaloes Stadium Maishima.

Orix starter Keisuke Honda pitcher allowed hit to lead off the second inning in a row, but did not give up a run. He exited the game after 2 innings on 32 pitches, 2 hit no walks Hit by Pitch 2 strike out runs. Taisuke Yamaoka pitcher gave up a solo shot to Ryuku Tsuchida in the second, but pitched well in the second inning, going 2 hit 4 strike out.

​Yoshihisa Hirano pitcher in the top of the fifth, and Ryoga Tomiyama pitcher tied the game in the top of the sixth. Kaito Iriyama pitcher, who entered the game in the top of the seventh inning, gave up Walk but got through the runs before exiting the game in the top of the eighth inning. Kaito Oe pitcher followed with back-to-back struck out and continued to do so in the top of the ninth. He was hit by a hit with one out, but a stolen base by Shuna Hori prevented him from striking out the three.

The offense was held scoreless until the seventh inning against opposing starter Hideaki Wakui pitcher hit 2 Walk scoreless. In the bottom of the eighth, he retired three batters before Akira Neo pitcher. But in the top of the ninth, Haruto Watanabe led off with a hit single, scored stolen base with one out, and advanced to third base on a wild pitch. Ryoto Kita picked up Walk and with two outs, Kazuya Katsuki loaded the bases with Walk, but the game ended without a run. Hori has made his presence felt with three stolen base interceptions in the first hit.

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Naka ○ Hideaki Wakui - Takashi Neo - Yugo Umeno
Honda Keisuke Honda-Taisuke Yamaoka-Yoshihisa Hirano-Ryoga Tomiyama-Kaito Iriyama-Kaito Oe

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