SENDAI, Japan (Interstat) — Ryo Ohta’s solo home run in the top of the 11th inning lifted the Orix Buffaloes to a 2-1 victory over the Rakuten Golden Eagles on Sunday at Kleenex Stadium Miyagi. The game was a tight pitchers’ duel, with both starters delivering strong performances. Rakuten’s Kosei Shoji allowed just one run over nine innings, while Orix used eight relievers after Hiroya Miyagi gave up one run in two innings. Taisuke Yamaoka earned the win for Orix, and Raiku Katayama got the save. The game lasted 3 hours, 23 minutes before a crowd of 26,022. Orix improved to 74-66-3, and Rakuten fell to 68-74-3.