Orix 1, at Rakuten 3

SENDAI, Japan (Interstat) — Ryosuke Tatsumi’s two-run single in the seventh inning broke a 1-1 tie and lifted the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to a 3-1 victory over the Orix Buffaloes on Tuesday night at Kleenex Stadium Miyagi. Tatsumi finished 2 for 4 with a solo home run and two RBIs, providing the decisive blow in a game where both teams managed eight hits but only one of them produced consistent offense with runners in scoring position. Rakuten’s Ryota Takinaka tossed 6 2/3 innings of six-hit, one-run ball, striking out six to earn his fifth win against three losses. Shoma… Read more...