◇ Orix Buffaloes vs. Fukuoka Softbank 6th round (19th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Buffaloes (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion Machado. pitcher In the process, he set a new team record of 11 saves in a row, breaking Katsunobu Okubo's record of 10 saves in a row set in 2005 for the first time in 21 years.

Go to mound in the top of the 9th inning with a one-run lead. Leading off. Kensuke Kondo The player persists, but on the 11th pitch of the game, he hits a fly out to left field. followed by a Ryoya Kurihara Although the player's doble caused a pinch, Yuki Yanagita When the player is closer turned into a yugolo, the end result is Hotaka Yamakawa He closed out the game with three balls struck out to closer the players.

Machado pitcher is on an 11-game save streak dating back to April 19 against Fukuoka Softbank. He has also been the team's guardian of the ball with a ERA 1.69 in 16 games so far.

Text by Rioko Niwa