Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Masataka Yoshida lift Orix over Rakuten

Yoshinobu Yamamoto outpitched former New York Yankees ace Masahiro Tanaka with seven shutout innings as the Orix Buffaloes routed the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 9-1 in the Pacific League on Saturday.

Masataka Yoshida went 3-for-5 with his 21st home run of the season and six RBIs. Yuma Tongu hit a two-run homer to break open the game in the seventh inning at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi.

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Source : Baseball – The Japan Times

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