◇ Orix vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 6th Round (20th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix 's Hiroya Miyagi pitcher threw 118 pitches in six innings, hit 5 Hit by Pitch 5 strike out and no runs.

In the first inning, with runners on doble first and second with two outs and Walk on base, the Yankees loaded the bases with no runs and then closer didn't allow the opposing hitters to score. With two outs and bases loaded in the top of the fifth, he struck out Kengo Yoshida batter to center field. The top of the sixth inning ended with three runners on base, and he was eventually retired with no runs in the sixth.

The team was held scoreless for five hit before the opposing starter, Shoma Kanemura pitcher, and lose. Although pitcher Miyagi didn't get his third win of the season, he did record QS in the first four games of the season.

◇Miyagi pitcher Comment
"I think it was good that we managed to get zero runs, but we had a lot of pitches ahead of us and a lot of pitches, so we had to pitch at a better tempo, compete in the (strike) zone, and throw long inning."

Written by Yui Kayama

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