George Arias and Yasuo Fujii combined for seven RBIs as the Pacific League-leading Orix BlueWave topped the Nippon Ham Fighters 11-10 at Green Stadium Kobe and extended their lead to 11/2 games over the idle Daiei Hawks.
Joseph Vitiello added two hits and two RBIs for Orix.
BlueWave starter Masahiko Kaneda (4-1) got the win, allowing three runs on nine hits over 51/3 innings.
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