Pitching duel between Buffaloes, Eagles ends in scoreless tie Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Buffaloes starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches against the Eagles at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on Wednesday. | KYODO KYODO Apr 29, 2021 Orix Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles starter Takahiro Norimoto went toe-to-toe Wednesday in a Pacific League pitching duel that ended with five total hits and no runs. The scoreless tie came a day after the two sides opened their series with a 5-5 stalemate at Kyocera Dome Osaka, where play is taking place behind closed doors during the coronavirus state of emergency through May 11.