Kazuo Matsui and Tetsuya Kakiuchi each homered and combined for seven RBIs as the Seibu Lions tightened their grip on the Pacific League by defeating the Daiei Hawks 11-8 at the Seibu Dome on Saturday.
Central League WonLostTiedPct.GB Yakult 67 48 5 .583 - Yomiuri 68 58 2 .540 4.5 Hiroshima 57 56 6 .504 9.0 Chunichi 57 62 3 .479 12.0 Yokohama 55 60 3 .478 12.0 Hanshin 50 70 1 .417 19.5 Pacific League WonLostTiedPct.GB Seibu 72 58 0 .554 - Kintetsu 69 58 2 .543 1.5 Daiei 68 60 1 .531 3.0 Orix 61 61 4 .500 7.0 Lotte 59 65 2 .476 10.0 Nippon Ham 49 76 3 .392 20.5
The Lions are now 11/2 games ahead of the rained-out Kintetsu Buffaloes and three ahead of Daiei.