SAPPORO, Japan (Interstat) — The Nippon-Ham Fighters defeated the Orix Buffaloes 9-2 Tuesday evening at Sapporo Dome. The Fighters collected 15 hits and scored in five innings. Kengo Yoshida homered and drove in two runs, Tatsuki Mizuno added a solo homer and Franmil Reyes hit a two-run shot in the eighth. Rodolfo Castro had two RBIs. Kotaro Kurebayashi hit a two-run homer for Orix in the second, the only runs for the Buffaloes. Koki Kitayama pitched six innings, allowing three hits and two earned runs while striking out five to earn his eighth win against two losses. Sean Hjelle took the loss, falling to 3-4. Orix managed only four hits. Hiroshi Suzuki threw 3 2/3 scoreless innings of relief with one hit and four strikeouts. Attendance was 29,676. Game time was 3 hours, 17 minutes. The Fighters improved to 36-38-1, while the Buffaloes fell to 40-32-1.