Hiromi Ito of the Nippon Ham Fighters pitches during a Pacific League game against the Orix Buffaloes at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka on Aug. 3, 2025. (Kyodo)
OSAKA (Kyodo) — Hiromi Ito threw six shutout innings and Franmil Reyes had four RBIs as the Nippon Ham Fighters routed the Orix Buffaloes 9-0 on Sunday in the Pacific League.
Ito (11-5) allowed seven hits, four walks as well as a walk and a hit batsman each but no runs in a 114-pitch effort at Kyocera Dome Osaka as he continues to lead the PL in wins.
Reyes was the star at the plate with four RBIs, first singling in two runs with the bases loaded with two outs in the third to cap the Fighters’ three-run inning.
After Buffaloes starter Ren Mukunoki (0-2) gave up seven runs over 3-1/3 innings, the slugger from the Dominican Republic then blasted a two-run home run to center off reliever Raiku Katayama, capping their six-run fourth with his PL-leading 21 homer of the year.
In other action, the SoftBank Hawks stayed a game ahead of the Fighters and top the PL after an 8-1 win over the Rakuten Eagles. The Yomiuri Giants had a 4-3 walkoff win over the DeNA BayStars in the Central League.
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