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ORIX BUFFALOES

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 10, 2014
Pena slugs 20th homer as Buffaloes climb back into first place
Wily Mo Pena broke the balance with a tiebreaking three-run home run in the sixth inning as the Orix Buffaloes held off the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 6-5 to regain first place in the Pacific League on Thursday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 27, 2014
Maeda, seven Carp teammates selected by fans for All-Star series
Right-hander Kenta Maeda was the top vote-getter among Central League starters as eight Hiroshima Carp players were selected in fan balloting for the upcoming All-Star series after the final results were announced on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 18, 2014
Buffaloes' Italian pitcher Maestri keeps track of Azzurri's World Cup progress
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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 17, 2014
Giants wallop Buffaloes in showdown of NPB's winningest teams
The Yomiuri Giants found themselves without their starting pitcher in the early stages of an important game. In the end it didn't matter. The Kyojin just beat up on the opposing starter to make up for it.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 16, 2014
Interleague title up for grabs as Giants, Buffaloes clash
Two teams in the hunt for the interleague championship will clash on Tuesday, when the Central League's Yomiuri Giants host the Pacific League's Orix Buffaloes.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 1, 2014
Sugiuchi lifts Giants to third straight win
Yomiuri lefty Toshiya Sugiuchi allowed four hits and one run over 5⅔ innings and helped his own cause with an RBI infield single as the Giants beat the Orix Buffaloes 2-1 on Sunday afternoon for their third straight victory.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 20, 2014
Buffaloes pound Tigers as Nishi extends win streak to eight
Yuki Nishi and the Orix Buffaloes gave the Kansai rival Hanshin Tigers a 12-2 beating on Tuesday, the first day of interleague play.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 3, 2014
Buffaloes still behind in terms of attendance
One of the biggest surprises of the NPB season thus far has to be the play of the Orix Buffaloes.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 19, 2014
Good health keys Pena's torrid start
After hitting his ninth home run of the year a few hours earlier, Wily Mo Pena insisted there was nothing special behind his hot start to the year.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 18, 2014
Hara delivers game-winning double in 10th against Lions
The Orix Buffaloes just keep finding ways to win games early in the season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 13, 2014
Wolfe, Lee push Hawks past Buffaloes, into first place in Pacific League
Brain Wolfe threw one-run ball over eight innings and Lee Dae-ho hit his first home run of the season against his former team as the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks defeated the Orix Buffaloes 4-1 on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 6, 2014
Buffaloes extend winning streak to six games
Yoshio Itoi broke open a scoreless game with a solo homer in a three-run fourth-inning and the Orix Buffaloes held on to beat the Seibu Lions 3-2 for their sixth straight win on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 5, 2014
Dickson pitches Buffaloes to fifth straight win
Brandon Dickson allowed a run in seven innings a week after his first shutout in Japan as the Pacific League-leading Orix Buffaloes won their fifth straight Saturday, beating the Seibu Lions 4-1.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 4, 2014
Buffaloes' Kaneko fans 14 batters in two-hit shutout
Orix ace Chihiro Kaneko threw a two-hit shutout as the Buffaloes won their home opener and their fourth straight game on Friday, beating the Seibu Lions 3-0.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 3, 2014
Pena belts fifth homer as Buffaloes sweep Eagles
Wily Mo Pena hit his fifth home run of the young season and Kei Igawa pitched five scoreless innings as the Orix Buffaloes beat the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 3-1 on Thursday to complete a three-game road sweep.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 2, 2014
Eagles rookie Matsui shelled in debut
Marquee Tohoku Rakuten rookie Yuki Matsui got a rude welcome in his first official game Wednesday, allowing three runs in six innings as the Eagles took a 7-1 thumping against the Orix Buffaloes.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 27, 2014
Giants, Hawks look like class of NPB as season begins
2014 NPB Preview
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 7, 2014
Buffaloes' Pena damages bullpen roof with 150-meter blast during batting practice
Wily Mo Pena, who signed with the Orix Buffaloes over the winter, put on a ferocious power display at the team's spring training camp on Friday.
BASEBALL
Jan 29, 2014
Buffaloes acquire MLB veteran Betancourt
The Orix Buffaloes have acquired infielder Yuniesky Betancourt on a one-year deal worth ¥100 million, the Pacific League club announced Wednesday.
BASEBALL
Dec 10, 2013
Outfielder Tani to play for Buffaloes
Veteran outfielder Yoshitomo Tani, who has been released by the Yomiuri Giants, will join the Orix Buffaloes in 2014, the Pacific League club said Tuesday.
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Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
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Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
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