Baseball: Matsui, Eagles salvage tie on Orix miscues

Kazuo Matsui delivered off the bench for the Rakuten Eagles, singling in the tying run in the ninth inning, and finishing the game at shortstop in a 4-4, 12-inning tie with the Orix Buffaloes on Monday night.On a rare Monday night game, a good crowd of 24,931 at Kobo Park Miyagi saw their Pacific League-leading Eagles twice come back from two-run deficits with popular veteran Matsui taking center stage at the end.Buffaloes closer Yoshihisa Hirano allowed back-to-back singles to open the ninth, and twice came within one strike of earning his 16th save. With two outs and runners on the corner…READ FULL ARTICLE