Nippon-Ham 7, at Orix 0

OSAKA, Japan (Interstat) — Haruki Hosono pitched seven shutout innings, and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters rolled past the Orix Buffaloes 7-0 on Saturday afternoon at Osaka Dome. Hosono allowed four hits, struck out four and walked none to improve to 3-5. He threw 98 pitches and faced only one serious jam, which he escaped in the seventh inning. The Fighters backed him with 13 hits and scored in four different innings. Orix starter Sean Hjelle took the loss, falling to 3-6. He allowed three earned runs on seven hits over five innings, striking out four and walking one. The Buffaloes… Read more...