Ryoma Yamanaka walk-off single! Orix Buffaloes wins extra inning game and takes the series lead.
Pacific League Insight
June 14, 2026 16:55
On June 14, in the third round of the ‘Nippon Life Central and Pacific League Interleague 2026’ between Orix Buffaloes and Hanshin Tigers held in Kyocera Dome Osaka, Orix Buffaloes won 3-2 with walk-off win.
Starting pitcher Alen Kuri pitcher in the top of the 3rd inning, Hit by Pitch and a series of hits led to a bases loaded out, and Teruaki Sato gave up the lead with a sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the fourth, Ryu Sugisawa tied the game thanks to a timely hit, but pitcher Kuri allowed the mound to take the lead in the top of the fifth with consecutive doble by Takumu Nakano and Shota Morishita.
In the bottom of the 7th, the lineup created a good opportunity with one out and a runner on third with a doble of leadoff pitcher Sugisawa and a sacrifice bunt of Seiya Yokoyama, tying the game at fielder’s choice. In the top of the sixth, the relief team switched to relief pitching, and although the relievers gave up runner, they connected with no runs, keeping the score 2-2 and sending the game into the extra inning series. In the top of the 10th, Kosei Yoshida pitcher retired all three batters in order.
Then, in the bottom of the 10th, a hit between leadoff player Yokoyama and Ryoma Nishikawa created a good opportunity with one out and runners on first and third. Although Ryo Ota failed to score between infield grounders, with two outs, Ryoma Yamanaka hit a timely single to left-center field, ending the game 3-2.
Orix Buffaloes was starter pitcher Kuri, who pitched 5 innings with 91 pitches, 5 hit, 4 walks, Hit by Pitch 5 strike out 2 runs. reliever The formation was connected by a relay of the runs without a group. The batting lineup was Nishikawa and the Keita Nakagawa pitchers, marking 3 hit. They have secured a winning record in the series with a 2-1 record.
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Kami Nishiyuki – Kudo Taisei – Kinoshita Rito – Iwasaki Yu – ● Doris
Oguri Alen Kuri-Kaito Iriyama-Naruki Teranishi-Ren Mukunoki- Machado – ○ Kosei Yoshida
Written by Riyoko Niwa
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