Orix with their first win in two series, trailing fourth-place Rakuten by four games… Espinoza gives up one runs in the seventh inning for their fourth win in seven games | Pacific League

Pacific League Rakuten 2-3 Orix (24th, Rakuten Mobile Park)

Orix won a close game and finished the three-game series in Sendai with a 2-1 record. This was their first win in two series, and they extended their lead over fourth-place Rakuten by four games. Starting pitcher Espinoza pitched well, runs only one run in seven innings, earning his fourth win in seven games since the July 1st game Seibu (Naha). Saiki then closer a runs eighth inning, and Machado allowed one run in the ninth inning, but still managed to hold on to the lead.

In the first inning, with two outs and a runner at first base, Nakagawa hit a doble over the middle for the first run. In the second inning, with two outs and a runner at third base, Hirooka hit a infield hit over the third base. 2-1 in the seventh inning, Wakatsuki hit his fifth solo shot over left field, his first since July 12, Nippon-Ham (ES CON FIELD), and it decided the game.

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