OSAKA — Orix Buffaloes manager Daijiro Oishi jokingly mentioned that he'd eaten ham for breakfast before Game 2 of the Pacific League Climax Series.
Ironically, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters had his Buffaloes for lunch.
Shugo Fujii tossed one of his best games of the season and Tomochika Tsuboi led a 13-hit attack as the Fighters routed the Buffaloes 7-2 to advance to the second stage of the Pacific League Climax Series on Sunday at Kyocera Dome.