Baseball: Kaneko goes distance as Buffaloes hold off Lions

Ace Chihiro Kaneko overcame a tough inning to go the distance in the Orix Buffaloes' 4-3 Pacific League win over the Seibu Lions on Wednesday.Kaneko (4-0) pitched out of second-inning jam to keep the game scoreless and the Buffaloes got to Seibu starter Kona Takahashi (0-3) in a four-run fifth.A one-out infield single and a walk set the table for the Lions in the sixth before a two-run Sosuke Genda double and an RBI groundout made it a one-run game, but Kaneko only allowed one more runner to reach.The 33-year-old right-hander allowed four hits, struck out eight and two walks in his second c…READ FULL ARTICLE