Kita’s walk‑off 3‑run lifts Orix
On August 3 at Tokyo Dome, Orix beat Tohoku Rakuten 9-6 in a Pacific League game. Rakuten scored six early runs on homers from Asamura and others, but Orix rallied with Kurebayashi’s 13th, Kita’s solo in the sixth and Mun’s two‑run eighth to tie it. In the bottom of the ninth, Ryoto Kita hit a walk‑off three‑run homer off Fujihira. Machado earned the win; Fujihira took the loss. Time of game 3:31; attendance 41,015.