Rakuten 2, at Orix 5

OSAKA, Japan (Interstat) — Ryoma Nishikawa’s seventh-inning grand slam lifted the Orix Buffaloes to a 5-2 victory over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Sunday afternoon at Osaka Dome, snapping Rakuten’s one-game winning streak in the series. Attendance was 31,307, and the game lasted 3 hours, 15 minutes. Orix starter Allen Kuri earned the win, improving to 6-5, after allowing two runs on five hits over seven innings with three strikeouts. Andres Machado pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his 19th save of the season. Haruto Nakagomi took the loss for Rakuten, his first in two decisions, as the rookie… Read more...