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Iwakuma Pitches Gem As Rakuten Beats Orix

By admin on Saturday, 18th April 2009 Iwakuma Pitches Gem As Rakuten Beats Orix thumbnail

JAPAN – Hisashi Iwakuma tossed eight shutout innings and Daisuke Kusano belted a two-run homer to lead the Rakuten Eagles to a 7-0 victory over the Orix Buffaloes Saturday at the Tokyo Dome.

Iwakuma (2-1), the 2008 Pacific League MVP, retired 21 straight batters – including 19 groundball outs – after a shaky opening frame to help Rakuten claim their first win of the young season.

HAWKS FLY PAST MARINES
Hiroki Kokubo’s two-run single in the ninth propelled the Softbank Hawks to a dramatic 7-4 victory to snap Lotte’s three-game winning streak at Chiba Marine Stadium.

FIGHTERS TAME LIONS
Nippon Ham rallied for two runs in the eighth to dispose of Seibu 6-4 and capture their fourth consecutive win at the Seibu Dome.

Team Won Lost Tie
Nippon 08 05 00
Rakuten 08 05 00
Seibu 07 06 01
Orix 06 07 00
Lotte 05 08 00
Softbank 05 08 01

CENTRAL LEAGUE

TIGERS RALLY LATE TO MAUL BAYSTARS
Hanshin broke open a tight game with four late runs to beat Yokohama 9-4 and secure their third straight victory at Yokohama Stadium.

HOMER LIFTS GIANTS OVER DRAGONS
Yomiuri rallied to beat Chunichi 3-2 on Takayuki Terauchi’s game-winning solo homer in the eighth inning at Nagoya Dome.

SWALLOWS BLANK TOYO CARP
Yoshinori Sato combined with four relievers on a three-hit shutout as Yakult edged Hiroshima 1-0 for its third straight win at Jingu Stadium.

Team Won Lost Tie
Yomiuri 08 03 02
Yakult 08 05 00
Hanshin 06 06 01
Chunichi 06 07 00
Hiroshima 06 07 01
Yokohama 04 10 00

Complete recaps at: JapanBall.com

Photo courtesy of japanesebaseball.com

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