On September 10, at Hotto Motto Field Kobe, the 23rd game between Orix Buffaloes and Saitama Seibu Lions ended 8-4 with Saitama Seibu Lions win.

Starter Sou Sato pitcher gave up the lead in the bottom of the first inning on a timely hit by player Yuma Mune, but in the top of the second inning with no outs and runners on first and second, player Takuya Hiruma hit a timely hit to tie the game. Furthermore, player Seiya Watanabe hit a go-ahead two-run doble, scoring four runs in one go in this inning. In the top of the fourth, with one out and bases loaded a good opportunity, player Taiga Kojima added two more runs with a timely hit, extending the lead to five runs.

Sou Sato pitcher was in the bottom of the 5th inning with one out and runners on second and third due to a teammate's error, doble, and runs on a sacrifice fly by Kotaro Kobayashi and a timely hit by Mune. He was taken out after 86 pitches in the 5th inning, 7 hit 2 Walk 2 strike out 3 runs (earned runs 1). In the bottom of the eighth, the fourth pitcher Ryosuke Moriwaki pitcher narrowed the gap to two runs due to a teammate's error, but in the top of the ninth, Nevin hit his 18th two-run homer, bringing the score to 8-4. In the bottom of the ninth, Wataru Matsumoto pitcher retired all closer three batters in order to close the game.

Saitama Seibu Lions, now on a four-game winning streak, extended their lead to 3 games behind third-place Hokkaido Nippon-Ham. With a total of 13 hit 8 runs, Nevin hit 3 hit 1 Home Run 2 RBI, and Hiruma hit 3 hit 1 RBI.

Meanwhile, the defeated Orix Buffaloes suffered four straight losses. Although they took the lead in the first inning with their first run in 28 inning, starting pitcher Taito Takashima pitcher struggled to hold their ground with 91 pitches, 7 hit, 2 walks Hit by Pitch 3 strike out 6 runs over 4 innings. Among the lose, Mune recorded 2 hit 2 RBI and Ryo Ota 2 hit.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
Seibu 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8
Orix 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4

Seibu ○Sou Sato-Yuta Kuroki-Hibiki Shinohara-Ryosuke Moriwaki-Wataru Matsumoto
Orix ●Yasuto Takashima-Daiki Tajima-Sho Iwasaki-Taisuke Yamaoka-Raiku Katayama

Text by Ryo Aritake