Shumpeita Yamashita scores his first win of the season with 11 strikeouts in 7 innings! Orix advances to the Persol CS Pacific League

Pacific League Insight

2025.9.27(土) 21:01

On September 27th, the 22nd game between Orix and Tohoku Rakuten was played in Kyocera Dome Osaka, and Orix won shutout game win 2-0.

Orix ‘s starter, Shumpeita Yamashita pitcher, hit the top of the first inning with a three-way strikeout, and in the top of the second, Voight’s doble and Walk caused a pinch with one out, first and second base, but finished the follow-up with two consecutive struck out. After that, both inning were retired as three-way retirements. In the top of the fifth, Rui Muneyama allowed doble, but a spectacular pitch that took three struck out put 0 on the scoreboard.

The batting lineup that wants to respond to pitcher Yamashita’s good pitching continues in the bottom of the 5th inning when the leadoff player Tomoya Mori gets on base with a Hit by Pitch Kotaro Kobayashi The player scored two runs in the eighth and scored two runs. pitcher Yamashita, who received support, kept the Tohoku Rakuten batting line at bay in the top of the 6th and 7th innings with a dangerous pitch, and went down mound with 107 pitches, 3 hit 1, Walk 11 strike out, and no runs in the 7th inning.

In the top of the eighth inning with a two-run lead, Sho Iwasaki pitcher cleared it with just seven pitches, and Machado pitcher closed the top of the ninth. Orix, who win 2-0, pitcher Yamashita scored their first win of the season. With this, Orix was confirmed to be in third place, and it was decided to advance to the Persol CS Pa.

On the other hand, Tohoku Rakuten, who lost, suffered a 4-game losing streak with Kosei Shoji pitcher 117 pitches, 8 hit 4 walks Hit by Pitch, 3 strike out 2 runs in the middle of the 8th inning, but the batting line was sealed with 3 hit sporadically.
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Easy ● Kosei Shoji-Naoto Nishiguchi
O ○ Shumpeita Yamashita- Iwasaki Sho – S Machado

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