Yoshitomo Tani, Roosevelt Brown and Jose Ortiz combined for seven RBIs and Makoto Shiozaki led off with a solo homer in a three-run second inning as the Orix BlueWave crushed the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 15-8 for their fourth straight victory in the Pacific League on Monday.
Takeshi Yamasaki capped a four-run opening frame with a two-run double and Orix built a 14-1 lead through the fifth in support of Kazuya Motoyanagi (1-1), who scattered eight hits with four runs and two walks in seven innings of work for the win at Sapporo Dome.
Michihiro Ogasawara highlighted a three-run sixth with a solo homer as Nippon Ham cut the deficit to 14-4 but the rally came up short as the Fighters were outhit 22-12.
Ryan Rupe (0-1) was chased in 2 2/3 innings after allowing 11 runs -- seven earned -- on 12 hits of a losing effort.
Hawks 6, Buffaloes 5
At Fukuoka Dome, Kenji Jojima went deep for a grand slam off Jeremy Powell (0-2) to tie the game with one out in the fifth inning and a Yudai Deguchi RBI single completed the rally the same frame as Daiei erased a four-run deficit.
Lions 4, Marines 0
At Chiba Marine Stadium, Jose Fernandez hit a solo homer and a two-run shot against his former team and Chang Chin-chia struck out seven on four-hit ball to post a complete-game shutout over Hiroyuki Kobayashi (1-1) and Lotte, which dropped to its sixth defeat.