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ORIX BUFFALOES

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Jul 27, 2020
Lions remain unbeatable with Zach Neal on mound
The Lions are 6-0 when Neal pitches this season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 28, 2020
Brandon Laird homer lifts Marines to eighth straight win
Laird hit his fifth home run of the year to help the hosts sweep the six-game series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB Preview
Jun 18, 2020
Loaded Hawks ready to reclaim PL crown
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks will be vying to win the league pennant for the first time since 2017.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 25, 2020
Orix plays intrasquad game as NPB inches toward opening day
The Buffaloes ramped up their preparation for the upcoming season with a practice game on Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Mar 12, 2020
Tigers hurler Yuki Nishi, pitching counterparts practice patience for start of season
Handing the ball to Yuki Nishi to start the season was probably a no-brainer for the Hanshin Tigers.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 10, 2019
Buffaloes bringing in ex-MLB outfielder Adam Jones
The Orix Buffaloes have signed free agent outfielder Adam Jones on a contract for the 2020 season, a source familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 15, 2019
Buffaloes mainstay Brandon Dickson playing pivotal role for U.S. bullpen at Premier12
Playing in Japan is probably a unique experience for many of the players on the U.S. team at the Premier12.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 12, 2019
Former NPB slugger Matt Clark helps spark Mexico in Premier12 victory over Australia
Matt Clark got the fastball he was looking for and crushed it. The ball landed near the stairs leading to the concourse in the rear portion of the stands in right field at Tokyo Dome and Clark took a slightly familiar trot around the bases.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 22, 2019
Hawks narrow gap on PL-leading Lions
Yuki Yanagita and Yurisbel Gracial each drove in a pair of runs as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks closed to within one game of the Pacific League-leading Saitama Seibu Lions on Sunday with a 6-5 win over the Orix Buffaloes.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 3, 2019
In-form slugger Takeya Nakamura ignites Lions with first-inning blast against Buffaloes
A first-inning blast from Takeya Nakamura proved the difference Tuesday as the Seibu Lions overpowered the Orix Buffaloes 5-1 in the Pacific League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 3, 2019
Buffaloes, Marines play to 2-2 tie
Hayato Nishiura drove in the game-tying run as the Orix Buffaloes came from behind against the Chiba Lotte Marines in a game declared a 2-2 tie after 12 innings on Monday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 22, 2019
Solid pitching from Tsuyoshi Wada, big hits from veterans carry Hawks past Buffaloes
Pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada worked six innings, Seiichi Uchikawa doubled in two runs, and Yuki Yanagita homered in his second game back from rehab to lead the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 5-1 come-from-behind win over the Orix Buffaloes on Thursday in the Pacific League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 21, 2019
Buffaloes blow out league-leading Hawks
Ryoichi Adachi went 3-for-4 with four RBIs on Wednesday as the Orix Buffaloes came from behind to beat Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 14-4.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 13, 2019
Tempers flare in Lions' rout of Buffaloes
Shuta Tonosaki hit a three-run, first-inning home run, leading the Seibu Lions to an 11-4 victory over the Orix Buffaloes on Tuesday that saw two ejections.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 3, 2019
Buffaloes' Yoshinobu Yamamoto fans 10 in dominant performance against Lions
Yoshinobu Yamamoto cruised through eight innings before giving up a late run, leading the Orix Buffaloes to a 4-1win over the Seibu Lions on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 28, 2019
Hawks remain perched atop Pacific League after routing Buffaloes
Ariel Miranda allowed three hits over six scoreless innings as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks beat the Orix Buffaloes 9-2 on Sunday to preserve their slim lead in the Pacific League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 16, 2019
Buffaloes starter Taisuke Yamaoka fans 10 in eight scoreless innings against Eagles
Taisuke Yamaoka threw eight shutout innings as the Orix Buffaloes outlasted the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 1-0 in the Pacific League on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 9, 2019
Eagles' Takahiro Norimoto triumphs in first start of season
Takahiro Norimoto pitched six scoreless innings to lead the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to a 6-1 victory over the Orix Buffaloes on Tuesday, winning his first start of the season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 7, 2019
Chris Marrero caps late rally as Buffaloes end Hawks' win streak
Chris Marrero drove in the winning runs on Sunday as the Orix Buffaloes claimed a 5-2 come-from-behind victory over the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to end the Pacific League leaders' nine-game win streak.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 30, 2019
Lions finish strong in win over Buffaloes
Takeya Nakamura blew open the game with a three-run double in the bottom of the seventh as the Saitama Seibu Lions overpowered the Orix Buffaloes 11-3 in the Pacific League on Sunday.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
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
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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