Hisashi Iwakuma (6-0) pitched a complete game, holding the BlueWave to one run on nine hits for the win, as the Kintetsu Buffaloes whipped Orix 9-1 at Osaka Dome for their third straight win.
Iwakuma, in his seventh appearance this season, went the distance on 110 pitches, walking none and striking out two for his fourth complete game of the year.
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