06/14/2008 Buffaloes 4, Dragons 3

Alex Cabrera hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth
inning, lifting Orix to its third straight win with a walkoff victory
over Chunichi.

Trailing 3-2, pinch-hitter Shinji Shimoyama had a leadoff single
and Cabrera followed with a drive off Chunichi closer Hitoki Iwase
(1-2) over the left-field wall at Kyocera Dome.

Kazuya Motoyanagi (2-3) pitched two scoreless innings in relief.
Mitsutaka Goto and Tuffy Rhodes each hit solo homers off Chunichi ace
Kenshin Kawakami, who allowed two runs and four hits in six innings.

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[dwbg2007]

uff la puso en un cohete de venezuela pa japon jaja

[Konfleik]

arrecho como los aficionados gritan "Cabrera" xD

[Andrew4d]

hahahaha madre mia el ingles machucao de alex cabrera! jjajajaja xD

[h8i7]

これを境に６連敗。。

[renandstim]

The Braves met with representatives for Japanese pitcher Kenshin Kawakami during last week's winter meetings.

"We had a very productive conversation with the Braves during the Winter Meetings," said Kawakamis agent Dan Evans. "They made a very solid presentation and (Braves GM) Frank Wren demonstrated a very good feel for Japanese baseball. That won some points [with Kawakami]." The 33-year-old is thought to be seeking a contract around three years, $21 million.

[LaserionBlack]

Because I like the balance.

Before this game, the Buffaloes already beat the Dragons twice and were leading 2-0 in head to head.

So I was hoping Chunichi will win the next 2 games to record 2-2 but Orix ruined it with this victory and that pissed me off :(

[Shigater]

why?

[LaserionBlack]

Cabrera is definitely the real deal for Orix.

With him and Tuffy Rhodes online for them, the Buffaloes are boosted in their batting line-up.

A real loss for Seibu in losing him.

However, I was hoping Chunichi will win this particular game and this sayonara homer didnt please me that day :(