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 | Sakurai Pitches Gem against Chunichi Saturday, May 9th, 2015 In a sharp 3-hit performance, Shinsui Sakurai tossed the ORIX Buffaloes to a 5-0 shutout victory over the Chunichi Dragons, fanning 9 and walking 1. "That's as good a stuff as I've seen in a long time," the Chunichi manager said in his postgame interview. This season Sakurai has crafted a 1-4 mark with a 6.33 ERA in 27 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .255 against him and he has 32 strikeouts. |   |
