SENDAI, Japan (Interstat) — Allen Kuri threw seven strong innings Tuesday night, Aug. 11, 2026, leading the Orix Buffaloes to a 9-1 victory over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles at Kleenex Stadium Miyagi. Kuri scattered five hits and struck out five while allowing one earned run to improve to 8-7. Kento Kawase and Ren Mukunoki each pitched scoreless relief for Orix, and Taisei Tsurusaki did the same for Rakuten.

Orix erased an early deficit with a two-run homer by Tomoya Noguchi in the fifth. The Buffaloes broke it open with three runs in the eighth and four in the ninth. Kotaro Kurebayashi drove in three with a double, Yuma Mune added a two-run double and Masahiro Nishino had an RBI double. Orix finished with 13 hits.

Rakuten scored in the fourth on Daisuke Nakashima’s solo home run. Kosei Shoji took the loss despite allowing six hits and two earned runs with five strikeouts over seven innings, falling to 5-9. The Golden Eagles managed six hits. Attendance was 23,113, with a game time of 3:10. Orix improved to 51-51-2, while Rakuten dropped to 38-61-1.