The Orix Buffaloes recaptured first place for the first time since Sept. 7, following their three-game sweep of the Lotte Marines in Chiba, they came from behind to beat the fourth-place SoftBank Hawks in Hiroya Miyagi’s best start in months, setting the Hawks up for a clash with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on Saturday, which should be fun.
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NPB wrap 9-28-21
The Swallows gained a game in the Central League on both the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers on Tuesday thanks to three home runs and a fine pitching performance from rookie Yasunobu Okugawa. Thirty-nine-year-old Norichika Aoki drove in all of Yakult’s runs with a grand slam, while 44-year-old Kosuke Fukudome’s homer sank the Giants, and Seiya Suzuki’s 30th home run beat the Tigers.
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