The third game of the Nippon Life Central League-Pacific League Interleague Series 2025 between Orix and Yokohama DeNA will be held at Kyocera Dome Osaka from 6:00 p.m. on June 12th.
[Match results] Orix (Pacific League, 3rd place) vs. Yokohama DeNA (Central League, 2nd place) 1 win, 1 loss
[Scheduled starting pitchers]
Orix: Espinoza pitcher 8 games with 1 win and 3 losses, ERA 2.81
Yokohama DeNA: Bauer pitcher 4 wins and 3 losses in 11 games, ERA 3.04
Orix ‘s starting pitcher Espinoza. In his last appearance (5th vs. Hiroshima), he gave up 8 hit 1 hit by pitch, 7 Hit by Pitch strike out runs 2 earned runs) in 5.2 innings, pitching 103 pitches, and earned his long-awaited first win of the season. Last season, in a tie against Yokohama DeNA, he gave up 4 hits, 5 hit, 5 Hit by Pitch and 1 strike out in 6 innings, pitching 98 pitches. He will pitch well again this game, aiming runs his second consecutive win and the team’s first series victory.
The focus of the batting lineup is on Ryu Ryu Sugisawa. In the game on the 11th, where he started as the seventh batter and center fielder, he made a diving catch of a ball hit by Toshiro Miyazaki in the top of the second inning. In his second at-bat in the bottom of the fifth inning, he hit a ball to right field. Since being promoted to the first team, he has played in five games and recorded three hit in eight At Bat. He hopes to produce results in this game as well and contribute to the team’s win.
Written by Rihoko Niwa
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