Hisao Arakane delivered an RBI double to break a 1-1 tie in the second inning and Nobuhiko Matsunaka and Julio Zuleta hit solo homers as the first-place Daiei Hawks defeated the Orix BlueWave 5-3 in the Pacific League on Tuesday.
Shinjiro Hiyama of the Hanshin Tigers hits a run-scoring double off Chunichi starter Kenshin Kawakami in the second inning at Koshien Stadium. The Dragons won 4-3.
Matsunaka's league-leading 44th homer this season gave Daiei a 3-1 lead in the fourth and Zuleta capped the scoring with his 33rd blast in the sixth at Yahoo BB Stadium.
Marines 8, Buffaloes 1