On July 8, the 12th round between Orix Buffaloes and Fukuoka Softbank held in Kyocera Dome Osaka ended 3-2 with Orix Buffaloes walk-off win.

Orix Buffaloes 's starter, Alen Kuri pitcher, took the lead in the top of the second inning with a timely hit by player Yudai Shoji. After that, the team closer to one hit through five innings, but in the top of the sixth, starting with a leadoff hitter Walk and a two-out, runner-on-second crisis, Tatsuru Yanagimachi hit a timely hit to take the lead. Still, he closer the top of the 7th inning with no runs, throwing 111 pitches in 7 innings with 7 hit 4 Walk 6 strike out 2 runs before leaving the mound.

In the bottom of the fourth, trailing by one run, Yuma Mune hit his seventh solo to tie the game. After that, the game remained scoreless through the seventh, but in the bottom of the eighth, Kotaro Kobayashi 's solo homer marked the start of the game. The relief team connected with Soichiro Yamazaki pitcher in the top of the eighth and Machado pitcher in the top of the ninth with no runs, sending the game into a extra inning series.

In the top of the 10th, Ren Mukunoki pitcher retired all three batters in order. Then, in the bottom of the 10th, with Ryo Ota hit and Kururin's Walk, they created a good opportunity with runners on first and second, and Mune's timely doble put the game walk-off win. Orix Buffaloes win 3-2, and fourth pitcher pitcher Mukugi earned his second win of the season. In the lineup, Mune put on a strong 2 hit 2 RBI including a single homer.

On the other hand, Fukuoka Softbank Yugo Maeda pitcher pitched 7 innings with 108 pitches, 8 hit 1 Walk 4 strike out 1 runs, but the bullpen couldn't hold up. In the lineup, Yanagimachi recorded 2 hit 1 RBI.

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Yugo Maeda- Osuna -Yuki Tsumori- ● Kazuki Sugiyama
Oguri Alen Kuri- Yamazaki Soichiro - Machado - ○ Ren Mukunoki

Written by Aoi Nishijima