DeNA routs Giants 13-2
On September 15 in Yokohama, DeNA hammered the Yomiuri Giants 13-2. Starter Azuma worked six innings, allowing two runs to record the win (his 11th). DeNA’s offense erupted early — Maki hit his 26th, and Sano launched a three-run shot in the second — with Tsutsugoh and Ebina also homering as DeNA totaled 17 hits.
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Hiroshima beats Yakult 9-4
At Jingu on September 15, the Hiroshima Carp defeated the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 9-4. Suzuki earned his second win of the season as Hiroshima grabbed control early, scoring six runs through the first two innings. Sho Nakamura produced two hits and three RBIs, while Montero added two hits in a balanced offensive effort.
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Yamaguchi’s two homers lift Lotte to 7-6 comeback
At ES CON Field on September 15, the Chiba Lotte Marines edged the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 7-6. Yamaguchi crushed a two-run homer in the sixth and a solo shot in the ninth for his 29th and 30th homers of the year, swinging the game Lotte’s way. Reliever Nakamori picked up the win and Yokoyama recorded his 33rd save.
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Rakuten edges Seibu 1-0 on Tatsumi’s homer
On September 15 at Rakuten Mobile Park, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles beat the Saitama Seibu Lions 1-0. Kudani earned the win while Taira took the loss. The only run came on Ryosuke Tatsumi’s eighth‑inning solo homer (his 13th), and starter Ito delivered a six‑inning, scoreless outing to set up the bullpen’s hold.
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Moinelo shines as Yanagita’s blast keys Hawks’ 5-3 win
On September 15 at Kyocera Dome, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks defeated the ORIX Buffaloes 5-3. Liban Moinelo allowed three hits and two runs over six innings to notch his fifth win, and Yuki Yanagita’s three‑run blast in the fifth swung the game in the Hawks’ favor. Ohta added a solo homer for ORIX, but the bullpen closed it out.
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Giants’ Raidel Martínez reaches 250 career saves
NPB reported in a September 15 column that Yomiuri Giants closer Raidel Martínez reached 250 career saves on September 10 against the Chunichi Dragons. Martínez is the sixth pitcher in NPB history to reach 250 saves and the first foreign pitcher to do so — a milestone that underscores his long‑term impact as a closer.
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