Takahiro Saeki hit a pair of homers and drove in four runs Saturday as the Yokohama BayStars cruised to a 10-5 win over the Central League-leading Chunichi Dragons.
Saeki hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning at Yokohama Stadium and a solo blast in the eighth as the BayStars snapped the Dragons' four-game winning streak.
Tyrone Woods chipped in with a pair of solo homers and Hitoshi Tamura also slammed a solo blast for his 33rd homer of the season.
Yokohama starter Cedrick Bowers picked up the win despite giving up five runs on eight hits over six innings.
Giants 13, Carp 6
At Hiroshima Stadium, Tomohiro Nioka went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs as Yomiuri demolished the Carp.
Nioka connected for a three-run homer in the third inning to give the Giants a 5-2 lead.
PACIFIC LEAGUE
Marines 6, Hawks 2
At Chiba Marine Stadium, catcher Tomoya Satozaki hit a two-run homer and Toshiaki Imae, Kiyoshi Hatsushiba and Tsuyoshi Nishioka all added solo homers to lead Lotte over Daiei.
Lions 7, BlueWave 2
At Yahoo BB Stadium, Jose Fernandez doubled in a pair of runs as Seibu scored four runs in the eighth inning on its way to a victory over Orix.
Buffaloes 6, Fighters 1
At Osaka Dome, Mario Valdez hit a two-run homer and Hiroshi Takamura went seven strong innings to lead Kintetsu past Nippon Ham.
Abe taken off roster
Yomiuri Giants catcher Shinnosuke Abe was taken off the active roster on Saturday with a possible strained right side, club officials said.