Pinch hitter Keisuke Mizuta hit a game-tying sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to force extra innings, but Shinji Mori gave up two runs, including the game winner, as the Seibu Lions fell 3-2 to the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes in the Pacific League on Saturday.
Seibu lions starter Daisuke Matsuzaka reflects on giving
up a run to the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes in the second inning
of Saturday's game at Seibu Dome. Matsuzaka allowed six
hits and struck out nine over nine innings in the Lions' 3-2
loss.
The Lions, who were three games behind the front-running Fukuoka Daiei Hawks as of Friday, reduced the Hawks' magic number to clinch the PL pennant to seven with nine games remaining in the season.
Fighters 4, Hawks 3