On July 24, in the 15th round between Orix Buffaloes and Chiba Lotte Marines held in Kyocera Dome Osaka, Orix Buffaloes win 3-2.

Starter Naruki Teranishi pitcher got up and gave up solo homers to player Koki Yamaguchi in the top of the first and Soto in the top of the second, giving up two runs. The lineup got a good opportunity in the bottom of the first with Ryoma Nishikawa hit, scoring a run between Ryo Ota 's infield grounder but not hit the second inning onward. The bullpen connected with no runs, and with a one-run lead, they faced the final offense.

In the bottom of the ninth, the leadoff Ryoto Kita reached base at hit, and with sacrifice bunt, the team advanced to second base. At that point, Ryoma Yamanaka hit a timely single to tie the game. Furthermore, Nishikawa declared a intentional walk with runners on first and second, and Ryo Ota hit a walk-off hit to dramatically retake the win.

Chiba Lotte Marines, who lost, started the game. Tokito Kawamura pitcher had a career-best hit pitch through eight innings, but was caught in the bottom of the ninth. The lineup saw Home Run from Yamaguchi and Soto, but after that, they were hit ahead of the opposing pitcher and couldn't add any runs.

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Ro ● Tokito Kawamura
Naruki Teranishi-Riku Miyaguni Kaito Saiki Nobuyoshi Yamada Yamada -Taisuke Yamaoka-Raiku Katayama

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa