OSAKA, Japan (Interstat) — The Orix Buffaloes defeated the Seibu Lions 3-1 on Wednesday night at Osaka Dome, securing a second straight win in their series behind a strong start from Anderson Espinoza.

Espinoza earned his third win, pitching six scoreless innings with eight strikeouts. Orix built its lead with an RBI triple from Ryoto Kita in the fifth and an RBI double from Ryoma Nishikawa in the sixth. Seibu’s only run came on a two-out, solo home run by Taiyo Sato in the seventh.

Kona Takahashi took the loss for the Lions, allowing three runs over seven innings. Ren Mukunoki pitched a perfect ninth for his first save. Attendance was 22,447. The Buffaloes improved to 9-7, while the Lions fell to 6-10-1.