Kazuhiro Wada went 3-for-3 with a walk and hit a solo homer with one out in the top of the third inning, and Hiroyuki Oshima followed with a two-run shot as the Seibu Lions went on to trounce the Yomiuri Giants 8-1 in a preseason game on Tuesday.
At Nagoya Dome, Mitsunobu Takahashi's RBI double knocked home the go-ahead run in the sixth inning to break a 2-2 deadlock as the Chunichi Dragons beat the Hanshin Tigers 3-2.
At Yokohama Stadium, left-hander Takaya Kawauchi allowed just two hits over seven effective innings while striking out nine and walking one and Kenjiro Nomura homered in the third, lifting the Hiroshima Carp over the Yokohama BayStars 1-0.
At Chiba Marine Stadium, Lee Seung Yeop, Kazuya Fukuura, Takashi Tachikawa and Matt Franco each homered for the Lotte Marines in their 6-3 win over the Yakult Swallows.