Someone hits in any batting order or any situation, a team batting average of 0.309 and a throw-taser. All seven away wins

Apr 13, 2025

Someone hits in any batting order or any situation, a team batting average of 0.309 and a throw-taser. All seven away wins
Orix Dongu hit a two-run double in the top of the first inning in Rakuten's away game on the 13th. This first shot became the winning shot that led to a 4-2 victory. Photo Capture = Orix Buffaloes SNS



Someone hits in any batting order or any situation, a team batting average of 0.309 and a throw-taser. All seven away wins
Dongu hit two hits, including a final double, against Rakuten on the 13th. As of today, he is the second-largest batting average in the Pacific League with a batting average of 0.404. Photo Capture = Orix Buffaloes SNS
Someone hits in any batting order or any situation, a team batting average of 0.309 and a throw-taser. All seven away wins
Diaz, who played as the sixth batter, hit consecutive timely hits following Dongu. He hit a double to left field in his first at-bat this season. Photo Capture = Orix Buffaloes SNS
In addition, hitters are pushed back by strong pitching power. This year, the Japanese professional baseball team will continue to be a "go-go-taser". It is a trend that has continued in recent years. As of the 12th, two of the 12 teams in Central and Pacific leagues have a team batting average of less than 20%. The Yakult Swallows of the Central League recorded 0.197 in 11 games and the Chunichi Dragons 0.196 in 14 games. Yomiuri ranks first in this category with 0.264. The Pacific League is similar. Five of the six teams are staying in the early to mid-20s.

There is a team that stands out. It's Orix Buffaloes. As of the 12th, he has a team batting average of 0.309, the only team in both leagues to maintain the .300 range. It is an overwhelming firepower that contrasts sharply with other teams as it is at the beginning of the entire season, which has played about 10% of the schedule.

Again, the batting line burst coolly. Orix earned his ninth win of the season. On the 12th, he beat the Rakuten Eagles 4-2 in an away game at Rakuten Mobile Park in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.




In the top of the first inning, leadoff hitter No. 1 Yuma Mune and No. 2 Otari had consecutive hits against Rakuten right-hander Tomotaka Matsui. With no outs and runners on the first and second bases. At the third batter's box of Yamanaka Ryoma, second baseman Mune was hit by a catcher's checker and poured cold water on him. Yamanaka was then thrown out with a fly ball to right field. With no outs and runners on the first and second bases, the chance quickly became a two-out first base.

At this point, the hot Orix lineup exploded. No. 4 Keita Nakagawa, No. 5 Yuma Dongu, No. 6 Jordan Diaz, and No. 7 Gotaro Gurebayashi hit four consecutive hits to score four points. The opponent's starter Matsui's soul was taken out. Diaz hit a timely double to left field in his first at-bat in the Japanese professional baseball league. Orix had six hits in the first inning, including three doubles. The opposing pitcher facing the Orix lineup cannot let his guard down for a moment.

He held the lead until the end of the first inning. We won by a score of four to two. Rakuten hit a double and a triple in the bottom of the ninth inning, trailing 0-4. He followed two runs with two long balls, but that was it.




Orix manager Mamoru Kishida removed two center hitters from the starting lineup.
Someone hits in any batting order or any situation, a team batting average of 0.309 and a throw-taser. All seven away wins
Gurebayashi hit a timely hit with two outs and second base in the first inning with a 3-0 lead. Photo Capture = Orix Buffaloes SNS
I gave Taro a break. It was strong even though the two players who were swinging hard were missing. The main player's vacancy was filled so that no other player could vote. This is the strong team.

Coach Kishida praised "No matter what the batting order is, no matter what the situation, the batters concentrate to do their part."

On the day, Orix hit 10 hits. Of the 13 games this season, nine were double-digit hits. He also had nine hits in the other four games. He is also No. 1 overall in scoring as well as team batting average.




As of the 12th, four players are in the top five batting players. Dongu was ranked second to fifth with 0.404, Ota 0.389, Nishikawa 0.353, and Sugitomo 0.341.

Good pitching put strength on Hota.

Orix starter Gurri Arren pitched eight innings with six hits and no runs. He struck out nine with 114 pitches and earned his second win of the season. He scored one run in eight innings against the Nippon Ham Fighters on April 5, then added a win in a week. Guri moved from Hiroshima Carp to Orix as a free agent last winter.

Someone hits in any batting order or any situation, a team batting average of 0.309 and a throw-taser. All seven away wins
Orix starter Copper. He pitched eight scoreless innings against Rakuten on the 13th. He won his third game of the season for the second time. Photo Capture = Orix Buffaloes SNS
He has nine wins and four losses in 13 games and a winning percentage of 0.750, ranking first in the overall winning percentage of the Pacific League. From the opening game to the game against Rakuten on the 13th, he won all seven away games, which is the Japanese professional baseball tie record. Orix also won seven consecutive away games from the opening game in 2017.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.