On July 12, in the 21st game of Farm regular season vs. Hanshin Tigers held at Takatsuki Hagitani The Buffaloes Stadium, Orix Buffaloes Orix Buffaloes lost 4-5.

In the bottom of the 1st inning, with two outs, Koji Oshiro hit a infield hit, and the following Yutaro Sugimoto hit his third two-run homer, putting the lineup first. However, in the top of the second inning, starter Kazuma Sato pitcher put Walk and doble into a crisis with runners on second and third, and gave up a run with a wild pitch. Then, in the top of the fourth, with two outs and bases loaded, he gave up a two-run single and allowed the lead, and was pulled after 4 innings of 77 pitches, 4 hit 4 Walk, 2 strike out 3 runs.

From the 5th inning, Hitomi Honda pitcher and Ryoga Tomiyama pitcher connected with no runs. Then, in the bottom of the 6th, a series of hits by Haruto Mikata and Tomoki Imasaka created a good opportunity with one out and runners on second and third. An error tied the game, and with two outs and runners on first and third, Seiya Yokoyama succeeded in putting the game ahead.

However, in the top of the eighth, fifth pitcher Nobuyoshi Yamada pitcher hit a timely hit to tie the game, and in the top of the ninth, Seiryu Kotajima pitcher also gave up a go-ahead doble. In the bottom of the ninth, hitter and three batters went down, and the game ended there. Although they took the lead in the middle innings, the relief staff couldn't hold onto the lead. In the batting lineup, Sugimoto delivered a two-run homer to take the lead.

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Written by Yui Kayama

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