◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham 7-0 Orix (15th, ESCON)
Orix ・ Taisuke Yamaoka pitcher (29) pitched the third inning of the Nippon-Ham game and suffered his first loss of the season in 2 runs innings. The right-hander, who fulfilled the requirements for domestic free agent (FA) eligibility that day, “had to come back with zero. The team suffered its fifth shutout game loss of the season, and the game difference with first place Nippon-Ham widened to two, the biggest tie this season.
He joined the team from Tokyo Gas as the first draft pick in 2016, and has a total of 43 wins, 46 losses, 3 saves, 14 hold, and ERA 3.36 in 167 professional games. This season, he has been a relief pitcher exclusively, and has refrained from activities since February 21 due to online casino usage. He resumed activities on March 13, and returned to the first team on May 5. Regarding exercising his right, he stated that he intends to concentrate on playing, saying, “The team is in a good standings, so I just want to do whatever I can to pitch there.”
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