Koichi Oshima went 4-for-4 with four RBIs and Tatsuya Shindo hit a three-run homer Saturday as the Orix BlueWave beat the Kintetsu Buffaloes 9-7 in Kobe to hold onto the lead in the Pacific League.
Oshima hit a bases-loaded double in the second inning and capped a five-run outburst in the fifth with an RBI single after Shindo had connected for his three-run clout at Green Stadium Kobe.
Kintetsu southpaw Katsuhiko Maekawa (2-1) was charged with the loss after giving up nine runs on 12 hits in four-plus innings of work.