Taketoshi Goto went 2-for-3 with three runs and Daisuke Matsuzaka went the distance for the first time this season as the Seibu Lions defeated the Orix BlueWave 6-1, sending the cellar-dwellers to their third straight loss in the Pacific League on Monday.
Goto's two-run double keyed a five-run sixth inning followed by a two-run homer by Toru Hosokawa, his first as a pro, at Sapporo Dome. Hosokawa went 4-for-4 with two runs.
Matsuzaka (2-1) turned in a solid performance on 138 pitches, scattering seven hits while striking out 11 batters for the win. Orix starter Koo Dae Sung (0-2) took the loss.
While Orix jumped to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on Yoshitomo Tani's double, Seibu tied the game in the second on a double by Goto before erupting for five runs in the sixth.