Kensuke Kondo hit his first homer since June 29, Carter Stewart Jr. kept one streak alive but failed to extend another on a night of streaks, in which one manager blamed his players for their poor approach and another coach shouldered the blame himself.

Friday’s games:

Marines 3, Buffaloes 2: At Osaka UFO Dome, Tatsuya Tamura hit a two-run second-inning double off a fat fastball from Hiroya Miyagi (3-7), and scored on a Hiromi Oka single. Ayumu Ishikawa (3-0) worked five scoreless innings, before Orix scored twice against Lotte’s bullpen on RBI singles by Leandro Cedeno and Yutaro Sugimoto. Miyagi allowed three runs on seven hits, two walks and a hit batsman. Lotte’s Rikuto Yokoyama recorded his third save.

The three-time defending PL champion Buffaloes lost 10 straight decisions for the first time since 2012, having gone 0-10-1 in their last 11 games.

“I’m the reason we lost,” Miyagi said.