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Roki Sasaki picked up his first win of the season after striking out nine in seven innings in the Lotte Marines’ 5-2 victory over the Orix Buffaloes on Sunday. Sasaki (1-0) allowed Orix to take leads of 1-0 and 2-1 in the first two innings but composed himself to retire 14 in a row after hitting a batter with one out in the third at Zozo Marine Stadium. Lotte turned the game around with a four-run fourth that opened with four straight hits from the bottom of the order, three of them doubles. Sasaki held the Buffaloes to three hits while walking two in a 111-pitch outing. “I was able to pitch c…

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