Nippon-Ham 3, at Orix 4

OSAKA, Japan (Interstat) — Tomoya Mori homered twice and drove in three runs as the Orix Buffaloes built a 4-2 lead and held off a ninth-inning rally to beat the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 4-3 on Friday night at Osaka Dome. Mori’s two-run blast in the fourth inning erased an early Fighters lead, and his solo shot in the eighth provided critical insurance. The Buffaloes improved to 22-12, while the Fighters fell to 16-20. Hiroshi Suzuki earned the win with two scoreless innings of relief, allowing one hit and striking out two. Andres Machado recorded his 11th save, surrendering a solo… Read more...