Chiba – Yoshinobu Yamamoto battled the wind but hung on to strike out nine over eight scoreless innings as the defending Pacific League champion Orix Buffaloes shut out the Chiba Lotte Marines for the second straight day Saturday in a 4-0 win.
Yamamoto (8-3), who threw the season’s fourth no-hitter last Saturday, retired the first three batters he faced at Zozo Marine Stadium.
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