OSAKA -- Another game, another hero for the Kintetsu Buffaloes. And so the story goes, as Kintetsu's incredible march toward the Pacific League pennant continues.
Central League WonLostTiedPct.GB Yakult 70 48 5 .593 - Yomiuri 71 58 2 .550 4.5 Hiroshima 58 57 7 .504 10.5 Yokohama 56 62 3 .475 14.0 Chunichi 57 64 4 .471 14.5 Hanshin 50 73 1 .407 22.5 Pacific League WonLostTiedPct.GB Kintetsu 73 58 2 .557 - Daiei 71 61 1 .538 2.5 Seibu 72 62 0 .537 2.5 Orix 63 63 4 .500 7.5 Lotte 61 67 2 .477 10.5 Nippon Ham 50 79 3 .388 22.0
Koichi Isobe was Wednesday night's star, rocketing a three-run homer in the seventh inning to propel the Buffaloes past the Seibu Lions 6-5 for a sweep of their crucial three-game series.