Yoshinobu Yamamoto was the Orix Buffaloes pitcher everyone focused on before the Japan Series.

Turns out his teammates are pretty good as well.

Buffaloes starter Sachiya Yamasaki pitched the bulk of a combined one-hit shutout, Yutaro Sugimoto drove in a run and Orix took advantage of another ninth-inning error by the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to move to the brink of the Japan Series title with a 3-0 victory in Game 6 at Jingu Stadium on Saturday night.