[Orix] Ori’s will… “Mizuho Pei-Pei” won the first 3 consecutive games. Lao Yutaro Sugimoto was the finalist, “I just wanted to do something”.

[Orix] Ori’s will… “Mizuho Pei-Pei” won the first 3 consecutive games. Lao Yutaro Sugimoto was the finalist, “I just wanted to do something”.

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2025.9.22(月) 21:09

Pacific League Softbank 0-1 Orix (22nd, Mizuho PayPay Dome)

Orix recorded their first three-game winning streak at their opposing team’s Mizuho PayPay Dome, which was renamed last April. With neither team scoring in the eighth inning, Sugimoto hit a solo home run, his 16th, to take the lead. He hit it over the left field fence off opposing setup man Matsumoto Yutaka, and said with a smile, “I just wanted to do something, so I hit it.” Starting pitcher Espinoza pitched well, allowing no runs in six innings, and young right-handers Iriyama and Mukuki provided excellent relief in the seventh. Saiki closed out the final inning. The gap with fourth-place Rakuten, who did not have a game, has widened to four and a half games. They’ve taken another step toward advancing to the CS.

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