On September 12, in the 24th round between Orix Buffaloes and Tohoku Rakuten Eagles held in Kyocera Dome Osaka, Orix Buffaloes win 5-3.

In the bottom of the second, Orix Buffaloes took the lead with two outs and runners on first and second after hit by Kotaro Kobayashi and Yutaro Sugimoto, and then Kenya Wakatsuki hit a two-run doble. In the bottom of the third, Koji Oshiro and Yuma Mune hit created a chance with one out and bases loaded. Kurebayashi hit a timely hit, making the score 3-0 early in the game.

Starter Espinoza pitcher was pitch through the third inning. From the fourth inning onward, despite carrying runner for two consecutive inning, he closer runs without . However, in the top of the sixth, Hiroto Kobukata hit a two-run doble to cut the lead to one run. He was pulled with one out and bases loaded in danger, but the Daiki Tajima pitcher who replaced him did not allow the runners to add another run.

In the bottom of the 7th, Ryoma Nishikawa hit his 11th two-run homer, restoring a 3-run lead. In the top of the 8th, 4th pitcher Soichiro Yamazaki pitcher gave up a run, but in the top of the 9th, Machado pitcher closed out with runner in scoring position with one out and runners on first and second, finishing with no runs.

win Orix Buffaloes climbed back to fourth place. Espinoza pitcher pitched 87 pitches in 5.1 innings, 3 hit 5 Walk 4 strike out 2 runs, tying Haller's top for his 12th win. The batting lineup scored 5 runs in 10 hit, including Wakatsuki hitting 2 hit and 2 RBI. Notably, Mune reached 100 hit in a season for the first time in three years.

Meanwhile, the defeated Tohoku Rakuten Eagles had starter Takahisa Hayakawa pitcher throw 85 pitches in 5 innings, throwing 9 hit 1 Walk 2 strike out 3 runs. The lineup was 8 hit and 3 runs, including Daisuke Nakashima players who recorded hit in six consecutive games. However, they were unable to take the lead and suffered a loss in the final game of the season in Kyocera Dome Osaka, marking their seventh straight loss.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
E 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3
B 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 X 5

E ●Takahisa Hayakawa-Ureña-Naoto Nishiguchi-Masaya Nishigaki
B ○Espinoza-Daiki Tajima-Ren Mukunoki-Soichiro Yamazaki-S Machado

Text by Aoi Yokoyama