On May 6, in the eighth round between Orix Buffaloes and Chiba Lotte Marines held in Kyocera Dome Osaka, Orix Buffaloes win 3-0.

Orix Buffaloes In the bottom of the 2nd, Seymour and Tomoya Mori hit in succession, putting runners on second and third with one out, and Tomoya Noguchi hit a two-run single to take the lead. In the bottom of the seventh, leadoff player Sho Gibo hit, and Yusuke Mugitani reached base due to an opponent's error. With runners on first and third and one out, Kenya Wakatsuki 's ball drew the opponent's fielder’s choice, adding one run.

Starting pitcher Daiki Tajima pitcher started the first inning by retiring three batters in six pitches. In the top of the third inning, he faced a crisis with 3 hit and one out bases loaded, but escaped with no runs. After that, he closer in the first hit, pitching 69 pitches, 4 hit 1 Walk 1 1 strike out and no runs before leaving the game.

The bullpen Naruki Teranishi pitcher in the 7th inning, and Soichiro Yamazaki pitcher connected the 8th with no runs, and in the bottom of the ninth, Machado pitcher sealed the match, ending the match 3-0. The Orix Buffaloes of three consecutive wins is marked by Dai Tajima's first win of the season by pitcher Tajima, and Noguchi has recorded 1 hit and 2 RBI.

Meanwhile, Chiba Lotte Marines have lost three straight games. Starting pitcher Yuji Nishino pitcher pitched well in 6 innings with 75 pitches, 3 hit 2 Walk 3 strike out 2 runs, but the lineup finished scoreless with 4 hit. Notably, Raito Ikeda players have recorded 2 hit.

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● Yuji Nishino-Shuta Takano-Akira Yagi
O ○ Daiki Tajima-Naruki Teranishi-Yamazaki Soichiro-S Machado

Written by Aoi Nishijima