Buffaloes edge Lions in ninth inning Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
The Buffaloes Yutaro Sugimoto (right) and Takahiro Okada celebrate after their win over the Lions in Osaka on Thursday. | KYODO
KYODO Apr 23, 2021
Takahiro Okada and Yutaro Sugimoto delivered big hits to propel the Orix Buffaloes to a four-run ninth inning and a 7-6 come-from-behind victory over the Seibu Lions in the Pacific League on Thursday.
Trailing 6-3 after the Lions’ Aito Takeda cleared the bases with a tie-breaking three-run eighth-inning double at Osaka’s Kyocera Dome, Orix came back to score four times against Seibu closer Tatsushi Masuda (0-1) in the ninth.
Joe Gunkel wins fourth game as Tigers continue to roll Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Tigers players Joe Gunkel (right) and Yusuke Oyama pose after their win over the Swallows at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sunday. | KYODO
KYODO Apr 19, 2021
Second-year Hanshin Tigers import Joe Gunkel allowed a run over six innings to improve to 4-0 as the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers held off the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 10-7 on Sunday.
Gunkel struck out six while allowing a walk and five hits. He credited his teammates for his fourth straight win and the Tigers’ seventh straight.