Kentaro Sekimoto hit a two-run homer Friday to lead the Hanshin Tigers to a 9-4 win over the Yomiuri Giants.
Sapporo -- Shunsuke Watanabe of the Chiba Lotte Marines pitches against the Hokkaido Nippon
Ham Fighters at Sapporo Dome on Friday. The Marines won 7-5.
Sekimoto connected for his fourth homer of the season in the top of the first when the Tigers scored three runs.