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ORIX BUFFALOES

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 5, 2018
Ex-Lotte skipper Norifumi Nishimura to take over as Orix manager
Former Chiba Lotte Marines skipper Norifumi Nishimura will take over as manager of the Orix Buffaloes, sources close to the matter revealed Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 27, 2018
Buffaloes infielder Eiichi Koyano retiring after 16 seasons
Orix Buffaloes infielder Eiichi Koyano, a three-time Golden Glove winner, will retire at the end of the season, the team announced Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 25, 2018
Buffaloes manager Junichi Fukura won't lead team next season
Junichi Fukura will step down as manager of the Orix Buffaloes at the end of this season, the 58-year-old revealed Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 12, 2018
Buffaloes' Daiki Tomei tames Lions to earn first win since 2016
Right-hander Daiki Tomei pitched five scoreless innings and picked up his first win in two years in the Orix Buffaloes' 7-0 victory over the Pacific League-leading Seibu Lions on Wednesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 9, 2018
Kenta Imamiya, Rick Van den Hurk lead Hawks past Buffaloes
Rick van den Hurk hurled seven solid innings and Kenta Imamiya drove in the only run on Sunday as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks eked out a 1-0 win against the Orix Buffaloes.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 1, 2018
Buffaloes' Hiroyuki Nakajima slugs sayonara homer in triumph over Lions
Two home runs from Stefen Romero and a ninth-inning walk-off blast from Hiroyuki Nakajima lifted the Orix Buffaloes to a 10-8 come-from-behind win over the Seibu Lions on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 19, 2018
Hawks score six in ninth to soar past Buffaloes
Kenta Imamiya equalized early and later drove in the go-ahead runs that sparked a ninth-inning charge as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks rallied for an 8-4 win over the Orix Buffaloes.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 15, 2018
Taisuke Yamaoka leads Buffaloes past Lions
Taisuke Yamaoka wasn't able to keep the Seibu Lions in the park, but he did limit them to two runs over six innings as he pitched the Orix Buffaloes to a 4-3 win over the Pacific League leaders on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 14, 2018
Lions display moxie in 10th-inning triumph over Buffaloes
Hotaka Yamakawa and Tomoya Mori each knocked in two runs, with Mori driving home Yamakawa with the game winner as the Seibu Lions rallied from six runs down to beat the Orix Buffaloes 7-6 in 10 innings on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 11, 2018
Ryoichi Adachi strokes three-run triple in eighth to lift Buffaloes past Marines
Ryoichi Adachi's three-run, eighth-inning triple powered the Orix Buffaloes to a 6-3 come-from-behind victory over the Chiba Lotte Marines in Pacific League play on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 10, 2018
Buffaloes give pitcher Andrew Albers two-year contract extension
Canadian lefty Andrew Albers has signed a two-year contract extension with the Orix Buffaloes, the Pacific League club announced Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 8, 2018
Seibu offense backs Kona Takahashi in win over Orix
Kona Takahashi looked rusty in his first start of the season, but the Seibu Lions' hitters kept him in the game in a 7-6 win over the Orix Buffaloes on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 5, 2018
Kenya Wakatsuki leads Buffaloes past Hawks
Kenya Wakatsuki unloaded the bases with one swing, powering the Orix Buffaloes to a 6-4 win over the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on Sunday afternoon.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 27, 2018
NPB commissioner Atsushi Saito rejects Orix request for game replay
Japan's pro baseball commissioner rejected on Friday a request from Orix to replay a game the Buffaloes lost after a botched video replay.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 26, 2018
Lions' Tomoya Mori comes through in clutch with game-winning double in 10th against Buffaloes
Yusei Kikuchi went nine innings, setting up an extra-inning win as Tomoya Mori's pinch-hit sayonara double lifted the Seibu Lions to 2-1 triumph over the Orix Buffaloes on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 17, 2018
Buffaloes' Brandon Dickson twirls three-hit shutout, fans career-high 12 batters
Brandon Dickson threw his first shutout in four years, while Yutaro Sugimoto hit a grand slam in his second straight game as the Orix Buffaloes demolished the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 11-0 in the Pacific League on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 16, 2018
Oswaldo Arcia, Kohei Arihara guide Fighters past Buffaloes
Oswaldo Arcia belted a three-run homer and Kohei Arihara went the distance as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters defeated the Orix Buffaloes 4-1 on Monday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 7, 2018
Buffaloes acquire pitchers Akira Iwamoto, Donn Roach
The Orix Buffaloes have acquired former Hanshin Tigers pitcher Akira Iwamoto and former Chicago White Sox minor leaguer Donn Roach, the Pacific League club announced Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 26, 2018
NPB upholds Hawks-Buffaloes result despite umpires' mistake
Nippon Professional Baseball announced Tuesday that it will not grant the Orix Buffaloes' request to replay Friday's game against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks after umpires admitted mistakenly ruling a foul ball as a decisive two-run home run.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 24, 2018
Yuki Yanagita clinches nail-biting win for Hawks over Buffaloes
Yuki Yanagita capped a solid day at the plate with a tie-breaking, 12th-inning home run, lifting the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a nail-biting 5-4 win over the Orix Buffaloes on Sunday.
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