SoftBank 9, at Orix 0

OSAKA (Interstat) — Haru Matsumoto pitched six scoreless innings and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks defeated the Orix Buffaloes 9-0 on Friday evening at Osaka Dome. Matsumoto allowed two hits, issued no walks and struck out six while earning the win. He improved to 12 wins and 3 losses on the season. SoftBank, the visiting team, improved to 87 wins, 48 losses and 3 ties. Orix, the home team, dropped to 65 wins, 72 losses and 2 ties. The Hawks finished with 11 hits, while the Buffaloes had three. The loss went to Mu-Heng Chen, who fell to 0 wins and… Read more...