Orix 9, at Nippon-Ham 6

SAPPORO (Interstat) — Yuma Mune hit a three-run home run in the first inning and Ryoma Nishikawa drove in three runs as the Orix Buffaloes defeated the Nippon-Ham Fighters 9-6 on Sunday afternoon at Sapporo Dome. The Buffaloes, playing as the visiting team, collected 15 hits and improved to 63-70-2. The Fighters finished with eight hits and fell to 73-59-3. Taito Takashima earned the win, Kohei Arihara took the loss, and Andres Machado recorded his 33rd save. The game drew 34,235 and lasted 3 hours, 22 minutes. Orix struck first against Arihara. Ryoma Nishikawa grounded out to shortstop to open… Read more...