It doesn't make much sense to talk about who is hot and who is not just a few games into the season. Still, the run by the Orix Buffaloes has been a shocker thus far.
Orix, which sank to dead last in the Pacific League last season, was 6-1 after Tuesday's action.
New manager Akinobu Okada was scathing in his assessment of the club during the preseason, claiming the team was immature. But he seems happy about his club's flourishing start, which not many had anticipated.