Buffaloes rough up Fossom

This was a poor match for Fossom who pitched terribly. He could not communicate with Yano and gave up six runs on five innings work. Messenger then gave up another run to give the Buffaloes a comfortable lead. Kubota also pitched and looked sharp but Fujikawa did not look ready. He did, though, manage to avoid giving up runs. Katsuragi hit a home run and Sakurai drove in the other Tigers run but they were a bit outclassed (7-2). On the strength of this performance Fossom needs more work and so does Yano.