FUKUOKA – For the second straight night, the lowly Orix Buffaloes made the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks look human, beating the two-time defending Japan Series champions 4-0 on Tuesday.
Yuki Nishi (6-8) allowed four hits over the distance, and Bryan Bogusevic broke up a scoreless tie in the sixth inning with a two-run homer off Hawks starter Shota Takeda (9-4) before 38,500 at Yafuoku Dome.
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