Shunpeita Yamashita of the Buffaloes had a really good first couple innings against the Lions on Thursday evening in Tokorozawa. He struck out the first six batters to start the game, tying the Pacific League record set by Fumiya Nishiguchi. Nishiguchi, who was at the game since he's the Lions manager, had done it back in 2002, coincidentally against Orix (then the BlueWave).
Unfortunately for Yamashita and the Buffaloes, things kind of went downhill after that, although it took a while. Tatsuya Imai was pitching pretty well for the Lions too, and the two teams were scoreless through the first seven innings. Orix scored an unearned run in the top of the eighth after Imai came out of the game but the Lions tied it back up in the bottom of the inning, driving Yamashita from the game. He only had two strikeouts after the first two innings.
The game went into the bottom of the ninth before 38 year old Ginjiro Sumitani came up with two out and a runner on second and ended things (with the help of a misplay by Buffaloes left fielder Taishi Hirooka):
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