On June 23, the eighth match between Fukuoka Softbank and Orix Buffaloes held in MIZUHO PayPay Dome ended 5-0 with Orix Buffaloes win.
Orix Buffaloes Starting pitcher Jerry pitcher inning the first two innings with runner but struck out the next batters and runs. In the bottom of the fourth, he faced a crisis with one out and a runner on third due to a teammate's error, but managed to overcome with a groundout to second with struck out. From the 5th inning, 2 inning was retired by all three batters, and in the 6th inning, he threw 104 pitches, 2 hit 2 Walk 8 strike out and no runs, leaving the mound.
In the top of the third inning, with two outs, Kenya Wakatsuki hit their first solo home run to take the lead. In the top of the 5th, Yuma Mune and Ryoma Nishikawa players added two more RBI hits. In the bottom of the 7th, Naruki Teranishi pitcher closed the ball without a runs, and in the top of the 8th, Mune's timely infield hit and a bases-loaded Walk added two more runs. In the bottom of the eighth, Ren Mukunoki pitcher connected the game.
Machado pitcher, who came in in the bottom of the ninth, was ejected on a dangerous pitch with two outs. Soichiro Yamazaki pitcher was replaced closer, and the match ended 5-0. Starting pitcher Jerry pitcher earned his third win of the season. 7 hit 5 points, shutout game relays, and a clash of pitching and batting broke the losing streak.
Fukuoka Softbank 's starter, Naoyuki Uwasawa pitcher, who lost the first inning, got off to a strong start, closer three batters out of the first two inning. However, he was caught in the second over, throwing 83 pitches in 5 innings, 4 hit 2 Walk 2 strike out 3 runs. The lineup also ended up with a scattered 3-hit run.
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O ○ Jerry -Naruki Teranishi-Ren Mukunoki- Machado - Yamazaki Soichiro
So ● Naoyuki Uwasawa-Gota Suzuki-Yusuke Ito-Shunsuke Iwai
Written by Aoi Nemoto
Jerry pitches 6 hit innings, throwing 104 pitches and runs only 2 hits, earning his 3rd win as Orix Buffaloes shutout game the Hawks.
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