On May 27, in the second round of the 'Nippon Life Central-Pacific League Interleague 2026' between Yokohama DeNA and Orix Buffaloes held in Yokohama Stadium, Orix Buffaloes win 5-2.

Orix Buffaloes 's starter, Ryuhei Sotani pitcher, gave up a run in the first inning with consecutive hits. Even so, from the second to the fourth inning, he carried inning runner every time but did not allow any runs. In the bottom of the fifth, with one out and a runner on second, Takaki Watarai hit a timely hit to give up one run, but closer to the lowest runs, and was pulled after 96 pitches, 9 hit no walks Hit by Pitch 7 strike out 2 runs in 5 innings.

In the top of the second inning, immediately after conceding the lead, the lineup allowed runners on first and second with no outs thanks to a series of hits by Ryoma Yamanaka and Tomoya Noguchi, and Kenya Wakatsuki hit timely hits, Ryoto Kita A player sacrifice fly succeeded in turning the game around. In the top of the 4th, Yamanaka reached base with Walk and Noguchi hit, and with one out and runners on first and second, Kurita added a timely doble. In the top of the fifth, Wakatsuki hit another two-run single, temporarily extending the lead to four runs.

From the sixth inning, the bullpen started with Kosei Yoshida pitcher, Naruki Teranishi pitcher, and Ren Mukunoki pitcher each hitting a inning without runs, and in the bottom of the ninth, with a three-run lead, Machado pitcher closed the match, ending the match 5-2. win Orix Buffaloes is pitcher Soya, marking his third win of the season. In the lineup, Wakatsuki showed strong performances in 2 hit 3 RBI.

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O ○ Ryuhei Sotani-Kosei Yoshida-Naruki Teranishi-Ren Mukunoki- S Machado
De ●Kentaro Shinoki-Masaki Iwata-Naoki Wakamatsu-Mitsuki Yoshino

Written by Aoi Nishijima