◇ Orix Buffaloes vs Saitama Seibu Lions 14th Round (5th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Saitama Seibu Lions 's Chihiro Sumida pitcher pitched 6 innings with 90 pitches, 5 hit no walks Hit by Pitch 4 strike out 3 runs.

pitcher Sumida started with three batters retired in order in the first inning, including two consecutive struck out pitchers. In the bottom of the second, although Ryo Ota gave up his fifth solo home run, he pitched well to retire all three inning in the next three batters. Trailing by one run, in the bottom of the sixth, Ryoma Yamanaka and Tomoya Mori hit timely hits, allowing two runs but striking Ota struck out to retire the mound after that inning.

Although their lineup was closer 5 hit 1 run, resulting in their fifth loss, they achieved their ninth QS of the season.

Text by Aoi Nishijima