On 23 April, Fukuoka Softbank and Orix played in MIZUHO PayPay Dome, where Fukuoka Softbank win 6-2.

Fukuoka Softbank had a chance to load the bases with one out in the first inning on Ukyo Shuto 's infield hit and scored on an RBI single by Ryoya Kurihara. In the bottom of the second inning, Tatsuru Yanagimachi added a run on a solo shot in the No. 1 spot, and with two outs in the bottom of the fourth, Yanagimachi and Ryuta Hirose hit back-to-back singles, and back-to-back RBI singles by Takashi Umino and Zhou Dong scored three runs. They added another run in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI doble by Yanagimachi.

Starting pitcher Naoyuki Uwasawa pitcher went 1-hit-Walk 2 through the third inning. Ryo Ota 's No. 4 solo shot in the top of the fourth inning and Kotaro Kobayashi 's No. 1 solo shot in the top of the fifth inning runs the game. He ended up giving up 4 hit 3 Walk 4 strike out 2 runs on 97 pitches in six innings.

The relievers tied the top of the seventh with Koya Fujii pitcher on a three-run deficit, Kazuki Sugiyama pitcher with a 1-hit no-runs in the top of the eighth and a Haru Matsumoto in the top of the ninth. pitcher closed out the game with a 6-2 win. pitcher Uezawa picked up his second win of the season and Yanagimachi, who made his first starting line-up appearance in nine games, responded with a 3-hit-2 RBI.

In Orix the loss, starter Ryuhei Sotani pitcher runs 9 hit 1 Walk 3 strike out 5 on 68 pitches in four innings. The offense scored 2 Home Run but finished 6 hit and suffered a three-game losing streak.

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O ● Ryuhei Sotani-Kento Kawase-Ryusei Gonda-Shota Abe
So Koya Fujii Naoyuki Uwasawa-Kazuki Sugiyama-Haru Matsumoto

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