Dragons blank Giants 3-0
On September 8 at the Tokyo Dome, the Chunichi Dragons beat the Yomiuri Giants 3-0. In the fourth inning Yuki Okabayashi hit a three-run homer off Togo for the decisive runs. Starter Yuya Yanagi earned the win (his sixth of the season) and Matsuyama notched his 27th save. Attendance was 42,244 and the game lasted 2 hours 53 minutes.
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Swallows win in extras
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows beat DeNA 3-1 after ten innings on September 8 in Yokohama. Walters delivered the go-ahead scoring in the 10th and was credited with the win. Ise took the loss for DeNA and Shimizu collected his fifth save. The contest lasted 3 hours 38 minutes with 29,538 in attendance.
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Marines edge Eagles 3-2
The Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 3-2 on September 8 at ZOZO Marine Stadium. Kōta Inoue’s solo homer in the third opened the scoring, and reliever Rikutou Yokoyama earned the win in relief. Rakuten fought late but came up short. The game lasted 3 hours 31 minutes with 22,868 fans present.
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Lions shut out Buffaloes 2-0
On September 8 at Kyocera Dome, the Saitama Seibu Lions shut out the Orix Buffaloes 2-0. Starter Kaima Taira recorded his 11th win of the season and the bullpen preserved the shutout. Orix were held scoreless. The game lasted 2 hours 25 minutes with 23,631 in attendance.
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Hawks rout Fighters 14-1
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks rolled to a 14-1 win over the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters on September 8 at Mizuho PayPay Stadium. Richard Moinelo (Moïnero) earned the win (4-1) as the Hawks’ lineup erupted: Shuto had a two-run homer in the first and a grand slam in the eighth, while Kurihara hit two two-run homers in the third and eighth. Attendance: 39,894.
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Tatsumi ties pinch-run steals mark
An NPB column published September 8 highlights Hiroshima’s Konosuke Tatsumi reaching 25 steals as a pinch-runner this season, tying the mark set by Shiro Fujise in 1979. The article spotlights the play on September 3 against Chunichi in which Tatsumi slid into second and a replay review confirmed he was safe.
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Giants add Kadowaki and T. Cabbage to roster
NPB’s official roster announcement on September 8 shows the Yomiuri Giants registered infielder Makoto Kadowaki and outfielder T. Cabbage to their active roster. The roster bulletin for that date lists these additions alongside other clubs’ registration moves and is posted on the official NPB site.
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