Rakuten 0, at SoftBank 4

FUKUOKA (Interstat) — Livan Moinelo allowed one hit over six scoreless innings, and the SoftBank Hawks hit three home runs to back him in a 4-0 victory over the Rakuten Golden Eagles on Saturday evening at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome. Moinelo improved to 6-1, walking four and striking out two. He surrendered only a second-inning single to Itsuki Murabayashi and kept the Golden Eagles off the scoreboard despite the four walks. Tatsuki Koja took the loss for Rakuten and fell to 2-11. Koja pitched six innings, allowed seven hits and two earned runs, walked one and struck out nine. Moinelo’s previous… Read more...