Daiei sluggers Hiroki Kokubo and Pedro Valdez slugged two homers each and combined for 10 RBIs as the defending Pacific League champions Daiei Hawks climbed into first place in the PL standings with a 13-1 triumph over the Nippon Ham Fighters at the Tokyo DOme on Tuesday.
Kokubo, 3-for-5, belted a three-run homer in the first inning, and then hit a two-run clout in the fourth for his 10th and 11th homers of the season.
Valdez, who had a three-run homer in the fourth inning, added another homer in the seventh inning for two runs.