On 4 June, Orix won 6-1 in the second round of the “Japan Life SEPA Exchange Match 2025” between Orix and Hiroshima in win Kyocera Dome Osaka.
Starter Daiki Tajima pitcher walked runs in the first inning with two outs and one out on hit Walk and then retired three batters in the second and third closer innings. In the top of the fifth, infield hit and Walk put runners on first and second with no outs, but the rest of the inning was runs. He retired three batters in the top of the sixth, exiting the mound after six innings of 93 pitches hit 3 Walk 3 strike out and no runs.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Yutaro Sugimoto and Tomoya Mori had a chance to hit bases loaded with no outs in the bottom of the inning. Kotaro Kobayashi, Kenya Wakatsuki and Keita Nakagawa followed with three consecutive RBI singles. With one out and the bases loaded, Yuma Tongu ‘s RBI doble made it six runs in the inning.
In the top of the seventh, Seiryu Kotajima pitcher retired three batters. In the top of the eighth, Taisuke Yamaoka pitcher took the mound and gave up one run on a one-out double with doble bases, but the lead was preserved. Kento Kawase pitcher closed out the game in the top of the ninth inning to end the game 6-1. Starter Dai Tajima pitcher earned his third win since April 30. Mori hit his first three hit of the season, Oshiro, Wakatsuki and Nakagawa hit two hit, and all of the starters scored hit for a total of 14 hit and six runs scored to Orix win the game comfortably.
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Wide ● Daichi Osera – Shun Okamoto – Atsuya Ikebe – Ginji Hasebe
○ Daiki Tajima-Seiryu Kotajima-Taisuke Yamaoka-Kento Kawase
Written by Riyoko Niwa
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