Seiichi Uchikawa hit a grand slam to cap a six-run second inning while catchers Masakuni Odajima and Ryoji Aikawa had three RBIs apiece for the Yokohama BayStars, who crushed the Kintetsu Buffaloes 14-1 in a preseason game on Monday.
Meanwhile, at Muscat Stadium in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Hiroshima's Kenta Kurihara hit a grand slam off Masanori Hayashi in the third inning as the Carp beat the Yomiuri Giants 6-3.