03/20/2008 Orix Buffaloes 2, Saitama Seibu Lions 1

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the eighth after Takayuki GG Sato hit an opening-day homer for the second straight year to tie the score in the fourth. Kaneko (1-0) scattered six hits while striking out 10 and walking one. Tsuyoshi Kikuchihara pitched the eighth and Daisuke Kato worked the ninth for the save. Wakui (0-1) held the Buffaloes to four hits but his eighth-inning throwing error that followed a leadoff walk to Takeshi Hidaka proved costly for him and the Lions, who slumped to the bottom half of the league ...