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ORIX BUFFALOES

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 7, 2014
Eagles' Hoshino loses final game of managerial career
Senichi Hoshino, who managed three different teams to the Japan Series and finally won it in 2013, brought his managing career to a close on Tuesday as his Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles played their final game of the season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 4, 2014
Buffaloes rout punchless Eagles
Three pitchers combined on a four-hit shutout as the Orix Buffaloes defeated the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 6-0 on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 30, 2014
Itoi, Shimada power Buffaloes past Eagles
Yoshio Itoi and Takuya Shimada each homered in a six-run fourth inning as the Orix Buffaloes overturned a two-run deficit in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 27, 2014
Nakata bashes winning homer in 10th
Sho Nakata belted a sayonara solo home run in the 10th inning to lift the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters to a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the Orix Buffaloes on Saturday night and give themselves some breathing room in their push for the postseason.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 18, 2014
Goto sparks Buffaloes with glove, bat
Shunta Goto saved a run with his defense and had two big hits on Thursday as the Orix Buffaloes beat the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 3-2 to move within 2-1/2 games of the PL lead.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 13, 2014
Otani fans nine, fires five-hit shutout
Double-duty right-hander Shohei Otani struck out nine in a five-hit shutout as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters defeated the pennant-contending Orix Buffaloes 1-0 on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Aug 25, 2014
Big decision looms for ace Kaneko
For Chihiro Kaneko, it starts now. The questions about his future and the maelstrom of media attention that will have grown to a fevered pitch by the time it's time to face the issue.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 24, 2014
Milestone man Matsui powers Eagles past Buffaloes
Kazuo Matsui scored two runs and drove in four from the leadoff spot and reached a career milestone to boot on Sunday as he sparked the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to an 8-4 win over the Orix Buffaloes.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 24, 2014
Norimoto displays dominant form against Buffaloes
Takahiro Norimoto threw eight shutout innings on Saturday as the cellar-dwelling Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles beat the pennant-contending Orix Buffaloes 2-0.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 23, 2014
Buffaloes, Moriwaki OK new two-year contract
Hiroshi Moriwaki will stay on as manager of the title-chasing Orix Buffaloes after agreeing to a new two-year contract from next season, the Pacific League club said Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 17, 2014
Takeda wins pitching duel as Hawks hold off Buffaloes
Shota Takeda won a scintillating pitcher's duel on Sunday to help the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks beat the Orix Buffaloes 1-0 and avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of their nearest rivals for the Pacific League pennant.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 15, 2014
Starter Kaneko collects 10th win as Buffaloes hammer Hawks
Chihiro Kaneko allowed a run over eight innings to earn the win as the Orix Buffaloes defeated the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 8-1 on Friday in the first game of their three-game showdown series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 13, 2014
Buffaloes sticking together during pennant race
The Orix Buffaloes are in their first Pacific League pennant race in six seasons and thoroughly enjoying the experience.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jul 28, 2014
Orix, Softbank have to be wary of spoilers in PL race
While the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks and Orix Buffaloes vie for position at the top of the Pacific League standings, it's the four teams behind them who may hold the real key to winning the Pa League pennant.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 27, 2014
Otonari triumphs in first start since May 2013
Kenji Otonari returned to the mound at Yafuoku Dome for the first time in over a year on Sunday, and pitched better than ever as the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks beat the Orix Buffaloes 3-2 to complete a three-game sweep in a battle between Pacific League leaders.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 26, 2014
Hawks beat Buffaloes to seize first place
Toru Hosokawa belted a tie-breaking two-run homer and Kenichi Nakata allowed a run in six innings to propel the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks into first place in the Pacific League with a 3-1 win on Saturday over the Orix Buffaloes.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 25, 2014
Imamiya uses fake bunt trickery, bat control to guide Hawks past Buffaloes
Kenta Imamiya made the most of a pair of bunt situations to help the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks past the Pacific League-leading Orix Buffaloes 5-2 on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 23, 2014
Rookie Yoshida leads Buffs past Fighters
On a day when the Pacific League-leading Buffaloes needed a boost, rookie right-hander Kazumasa Yoshida provided it as Orix completed a three-game sweep of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters with a 1-0 victory on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 21, 2014
Buffaloes resume season with win over Fighters
Tomotaka Sakaguchi had a game-tying RBI single in the fifth inning and Wily Mo Pena delivered a two-run single with two outs the same frame as the Orix Buffaloes came from behind to beat the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 5-3 to resume the regular season on Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jul 21, 2014
Contenders begin second half with eyes on prize
While the NPB All-Star Series doesn't land exactly at the midpoint of the season it splits the year in two very well symbolically if not mathematically. No matter how you slice it, the regular season resumed on Monday, signaling the start of a two month race to the finish line.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
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Why half of Japan's cities are at risk of disappearing in 100 years
A couple looks out onto the Fukuoka nightscape. Due to its distance from Tokyo and its close proximity to South Korea and China, professor Tomoya Mori believes that Fukuoka is one of the few metropolitan regions of Japan that will see some form of growth in the decades to come.
Japan concerned over U.S. officials' remarks on atomic bombings
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington on Thursday.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
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