Orix 0, at Rakuten 3

SENDAI, Japan (Interstat) — Jose Urena pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles defeated the Orix Buffaloes 3-0 on Thursday afternoon at Kleenex Stadium Miyagi. Urena, who entered the game with a 1-2 record and had lost his previous two starts, allowed four hits and struck out six without walking a batter. He earned his second win of the season. Shoma Fujihira recorded his ninth save with a perfect ninth inning that included one strikeout. Rakuten, which improved to 16-21, scored first in the bottom of the first inning. Naoki Sato led off with a double… Read more...