Yuki Nishi threw eight scoreless innings, guiding the Orix Buffaloes to a 3-1victory over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Saturday.
Nishi (1-3) struck out six, while allowing a walk, a hit batsman and three singles.
Chris Marrero put the Buffaloes in front at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi with a leadoff homer in the second off Manabu Mima (0-3). With two outs, Koji Oshiro singled and scored on Kenya Wakatsuki's double.