OSAKA, Japan (Interstat) — Allen Kuri threw a complete game four-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts Saturday as the Orix Buffaloes defeated the Rakuten Golden Eagles 6-0 at Osaka Dome, splitting their two-game series.

A crowd of 30,991 watched Kuri dominate, needing just 3 hours, 9 minutes. Orix broke a scoreless tie in the third inning on Keita Nakagawa’s two-run homer. Nakagawa added a two-run single in a four-run seventh, finishing with four RBIs. The Buffaloes tallied 11 hits.

Rakuten’s Ryota Takinaka took the loss, allowing two runs over 3 2/3 innings. Both teams are now 1-1.