◆ Pacific League Seibu 3-0 Orix (16th, Belluna Dome)
Orix suffered their first two consecutive shutout game losses with only three hit, the lowest total this season. It was their third humiliation in the last four games. Manager Kishida said, “We just couldn’t hit it. It was a difficult pitch to narrow down, and we weren’t able to get on base today,” and took his hat off to Seibu ‘s Watanabe, who was closer scoreless in the seventh inning.
Although Espinoza pitched well, giving up only three runs in the eighth inning, the batting line did not support him, and the team has lost eight games in a row since last year. Since their last game against Nippon-Ham on July 7th of that year (Kyocera Dome Osaka), the team has not win in 15 games in a row, and their difficult situation continues.
It was the first time in a month and a half since April 1st that the team had fallen to third place. Nevertheless, the manager looked ahead and said, “There’s no point worrying about (standings). We want to win every game, but that’s not going to be easy, so we just have to persevere.”
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