Card Of The Week March 30

NPB's Opening Day was Friday and Hiroya Miyagi of the Buffaloes came within six outs of making history.  He took a bid for a perfect game into the eighth inning against the Eagles before giving up a lead-off single to Ryosuke Tatsumi.  Miyagi ended up giving up a run that inning but left the game with a 2-1 lead.  Unfortunately, closer Andres Machado blew the save, allowing the Eagles to tie the game in the top of the ninth.  Luckily for Orix, Kenya Wakatsuki hit a two-out, sayonara double to win the game:

Wakatsuki's hit made new Orix manager Mamoru Kishida a winner in his debut.

Here are cards for both Miyagi and Wakatsuki:

2022 BBM Buffaloes #MG2

2015 Orix Players Card #37