◇ Orix Buffaloes vs Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 24th Game (12th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Buffaloes 's Daiki Tajima pitcher delivered a brilliant blow to break the counterattack momentum.

Starting pitcher Espinoza pitcher, who had shown outstanding stability with a three-run lead in the top of the sixth and a 1-hit pitch in the fifth, gave up a two-run doble to Hiroto Kobukata. Control remained unstable, and with two consecutive Walk hits, he faced a bases loaded crisis with one out, then switched to Dai Tajima pitcher.

Dai pitcher Tajima showed tenacious pitch against YG Yasuda player despite having 3 balls. On the 10th pitch, he swung and missed struck out on the fork, and the following Ryosuke Tatsumi player held on with a fastball.

On July 22, against Fukuoka Softbank, he pitched in his first reliever in his ninth professional year this season. On August 30, he delivered a strong long relief pitching with four runs innings, and has made his presence felt, having five consecutive runs games so far.

Text by Ao Yokoyama