On May 23, in the eighth round between Saitama Seibu Lions and Orix Buffaloes held in Belluna Dome, Saitama Seibu Lions win 4-1.
　
In the bottom of the second inning, with two outs and runners on first and second, Canario hit a timely hit for the first time in four games with a hit, successfully putting the lineup first. Meanwhile, starting pitcher Sou Sato pitcher started the first inning with three outs retired, and in the top of the second and third innings, he gave up single hit but continued to closer the trailing batters. In the top of the 4th, he suffered an accident when a ball struck his left arm and was hit by a flurry of hits, but thanks to flawless play by players Manaya Nishikawa, Sosuke Genda, and Taiga Kojima, as well as his own pickup out, he escaped the crisis without runs.

In the bottom of the fourth, just after his brilliant defense, Canario made a flawless base running, and with two outs and a runner on third, Natsuo Takizawa added a run with a timely hit. Sou Sato pitcher left the mound in the top of the 5th inning with one out and runners on second and third. Taiga Ueda pitcher succeeded and conceded one goal, but closer the trailing team to maintain their lead. Behind that were Shinya Hasegawa 's timely hit and Genda's sacrifice fly for valuable additional runs.

In the top of the sixth, Shunsuke Sato pitcher allowed hit with one out but double play closer; in the top of the seventh, Hibiki Shinohara pitcher; and in the eighth, Hiroshi Kaino pitcher retired all three batters, each providing excellent relief. In the top of the ninth, with the score tied 4-1, Hakua Iwaki pitcher gave up a series of hits with two outs, but ultimately closed out the game with a swing struck out off Kotaro Kobayashi.

Saitama Seibu Lions, who win, ended their losing streak against Orix Buffaloes at 6, reducing the game lead back to 0.5. Starting pitcher Sou Sato pitcher pitched a tenacious pitching runs with 82 pitches, 6 hit, no walks Hit by Pitch 3 strike out 1 during the 5th inning. pitcher Ueda recorded his first professional win in his third year, and pitcher Shinohara recorded 11 consecutive games without runs. pitcher Iwaki tied for the league leader with his 15th save. Canario, Taiga Kojima, and Hasegawa each scored 2 hit.

The losing Orix Buffaloes was pitch by starting pitcher Taito Takashima pitcher, who threw 74 pitches during the 4th inning, throwing 9 hit 1 Walk 4 strike out 2 runs (earned runs 1). The lineup was 10 hit, but no more home runs came from good opportunities. Yuma Mune player maintained strong form, finishing hit in seven consecutive games with 3 hit. Ho Naito player marks his first hit of the season with his first appearance in two years.

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O ●Takashima Yasuto-Hiroshi-Kento Kawase-Raiku Katayama-Ryusei Gonda
Nishi Sou Sato- ○ Taiga Ueda-Shunsuke Sato-Hibiki Shinohara-Hiroshi Kaino-Hakua Iwaki

Written by Ryo Aritake