OSAKA, Japan (Interstat) — Shunpeita Yamashita dominated with 11 strikeouts over seven scoreless innings as the Orix Buffaloes blanked the Rakuten Golden Eagles 2-0 on Saturday evening at Osaka Dome. Yamashita allowed just three hits to earn the win before Andres Machado closed it for his 28th save. The Buffaloes’ offense came in the fifth inning when Kotaro Kurebayashi hit a two-run homer off losing pitcher Kosei Shoji. Rakuten was held to three hits in front of a crowd of 27,850. With the win, Orix improved to 70-64-3, while Rakuten fell to 65-71-3.