Mitsuru Honma went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs as the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks trounced the Orix BlueWave 7-3 Saturday afternoon at Kobe's Yahoo BB Stadium, spoiling the managerial debut of American Leon Lee.
Daiei starter Kazumi Saito picked up the win after holding the BlueWave to two runs on three hits over seven innings.
Lee, who played in Japan from 1978 to 1987 and batted .308 in 1,255 games in Japan, replaced Hiromichi Ishige, who was fired on April 23.
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