OSAKA, Japan (Interstat) — Koki Kitayama tossed eight shutout innings and Franmil Reyes provided the only offense with a two-run homer as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters defeated the Orix Buffaloes 2-0 on Sunday evening at Osaka Dome.

Kitayama allowed seven hits, struck out seven and walked none to improve to 3-2. Taisei Yanagawa pitched a perfect ninth for his eighth save. Anderson Espinoza suffered his first loss, falling to 4-1 after giving up two earned runs on six hits over six innings.

Reyes connected with two outs in the first inning, driving a pitch over the left-field wall to score both runners. The Fighters managed seven hits, matching the Buffaloes’ total. Yua Tamiya went 2 for 2 for Nippon-Ham.

Attendance was 34,472, and the game lasted 3 hours, 8 minutes. The Fighters improved to 18-20, while the Buffaloes fell to 22-14.