[Orix] Battery’s performance leads to first monthly win in three months… Sho Fukunaga hits his first home run as a pro, and Alen Kuri completes his first shutout game since the transfer
Sports Hochi
2025.9.29(月) 20:31
◆ Pacific League Orix-Rakuten (29th and Kyocera Dome Osaka)
Orix recorded their 16th shutout game win of the season, their second five-game winning streak against Rakuten, and their first winning month in three months. The battery proved to be key. With a one-run lead in the second inning and one out and a runner on first base, Fukunaga hit his first home run of the season, a two-run shot, his first as a starting line-up. The fourth-year right-handed hitter, who has been the catcher since the September 3rd game against Softbank (Mizuho PayPay), hit a long-awaited home run in his 105th career at-bat.
On the pitching side, starter Kuri pitched his first shutout game since the transfer. The two, who were paired together as a battery for the first time, each displayed their strengths and won the game, which saw attendance reach 2 million for the second consecutive year.
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