Norihiro Nakamura hit a solo home run in the fourth inning to break a 1-1 tie and give Kintetsu the lead for good as the Buffaloes romped over the Orix BlueWave 7-1 Sunday at the Osaka Dome.
Hiroki Yamamura (6-4) scattered three hits and struck out three over 52/3 innings to win his sixth decision.
With two out and the runners at the corners in the fifth inning, Tuffey Rhodes and Nakamura hit the back-to-back RBI singles and Kenshi Kawaguchi singled home a run to cap a three-run attack.