Orix 2, at Nippon-Ham 8

SAPPORO, Japan (Interstat) — A dominant pitching performance by Kohei Arihara and a late-inning offensive explosion propelled the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters to an 8-2 victory over the Orix Buffaloes on Sunday evening, securing a series sweep in front of 30,821 fans at Sapporo Dome. The win, which took 3 hours and 18 minutes to complete, improved the Fighters’ record to 5-4 on the young Nippon Professional Baseball season, while the Buffaloes fell to 4-5. The game’s pivotal shift came in the bottom of the seventh inning, transforming a tight pitchers’ duel into a decisive Fighters rout. For six innings, Orix… Read more...