OSAKA, Japan (Interstat) — Allen Kuri tossed seven innings of three-hit shutout ball as the Orix Buffaloes defeated the Nippon-Ham Fighters 3-0 on Monday evening at Osaka Dome.

Kuri (7-6) struck out five and walked none, allowing no earned runs. Andres Machado earned his 21st save with a scoreless ninth inning. Yuma Mune drove in both early runs, delivering an RBI single in the first inning and a sacrifice fly in the third.

Orix scored two in the first and one in the third, holding Nippon-Ham to four hits. Kohei Arihara (2-6) took the loss, allowing one earned run on seven hits over six innings with four strikeouts.

Ryo Ohta had two hits for Orix, while Yuya Gunji had a hit for Nippon-Ham. The Fighters, who had won the previous two games of the series, fell to 51-41. Orix improved to 43-43-1.

The game drew 30,684 fans and lasted 2 hours, 54 minutes.