Orix ace Chihiro Kaneko threw a 2-hit shutout on Friday as the surprising Buffaloes opened their weekend series with SoftBank by beating the Hawks 9-0.Kaneko (2-0) struck out five without issuing a walk. The right-hander didn't allow a hit until the Buffaloes were leading 6-0, when Nobuhiro Matsuda beat out an infield single to lead off the sixth.The right-hander surrendered a one-out single in the ninth, but still needed just 92 pitches to wrap up his win."It's the first time I've thrown a complete game without breaking a 100. I'm pretty happy about that, since I was determined not to thro…READ FULL ARTICLE
