[Orix] Machado collapsed in the ninth inning, resulting in a sixth straight loss to the Hawks… Manager Mamoru Kishida: “We have to stop this losing streak somewhere…”
Sports Hochi
2025.9.13(土) 22:30
Pacific League Orix 1-2 Softbank (13th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)
Orix suffered a come-from-behind defeat, suffering their sixth straight loss to the league leader, Softbank. Their head-to-head record against the team now stands at 3 wins, 13 losses, and 2 draws. Manager Mamoru Kishida struggled to find the right words to say, “We have to put an end to this losing streak at some point.”
With the score at 1-0 in the ninth inning, closer Machado, who took to mound as the fourth pitcher, was a miscalculation. With no outs, he allowed consecutive hits from Kondo and Nakamura, putting the team in a pinch with runners on second and third, and then gave up sacrifice fly to left field to Makihara Dai to tie the game. Then, with one out and runners on first and third, a pickoff attempt to first base was bad throw, giving up the winning run with an unexpected error. Even so, the manager did not blame him, saying, “He’s been working hard all this time, and I think he’s pretty tired by now. He just needs to switch gears and do his best. We’ll need him to go for it again in situations like that.”
With neither team scoring a run in the eighth inning, Tonmiya failed to bunt with runners on first and second and no outs. He was caught in double play, leaving a runner on second with two outs. Nishino followed with doble down the left field line to cover for the loss, but the inning ended with just one run. Regarding Tonmiya’s bunt, Coach Kishida said it wasn’t a sign, but defended him, saying, “She really wants the team to win. She’s captain, and even though it ended up being a failure, I think that’s what she was trying to do.”
Mistakes on both offense and defense had an impact, and the team was unable to reward starter Kuri, who pitched well without giving up a runs in six innings. The manager looked forward, desperately saying, “We’ll do our best tomorrow and try to win.”
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