Yoshitomo Tani hit a solo homer to cut the deficit in the sixth inning and drove in the go-ahead run on a one-out sacrifice fly in a four-run seventh as the Orix BlueWave rallied to beat the Nippon Ham Fighters 5-4 in the Pacific League on Sunday.
With one out in the seventh at Yahoo BB Stadium in Kobe, the BlueWave loaded the bases to set up Tani's sacrifice to make it 3-2. Jose Ortiz then delivered a two-run double to stretch the lead. Kazuya Motoyanagi (5-1) allowed four runs -- three earned -- in eight innings for the win.
Marines 4, Lions 3