TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. -- Bobby Valentine has said over and over that he wants to have fun this season. Well, the fun has started.
Chiba Lotte's Lee Seung Yeop, who hit 56 home runs last season in South Korea, hits a
run-scoring double off Seibu Lions starter Daisuke Matsuzaka in their Pacific League's season opener on
Saturday at Seibu Dome. The Marines won 5-3.
Koichi Hori belted a two-run homer to lead a nine-hit attack as the Chiba Lotte Marines scored an Opening Day upset, beating Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Seibu Lions 5-3 Saturday afternoon before an overflowing crowd of 48,000 at Seibu Dome.
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