South Korean slugger Lee Seung Yeop hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday to lift the Chiba Lotte Marines to a 6-2 win over the Orix Buffaloes.
Yomiuri Giants baserunner Takahiro Suzuki is tagged out by Hanshin Tigers third baseman Makoto Imaoka in the third inning Saturday at Koshien Stadium. The Tigers won 5-2.
Saburo Omura drove in a pair of runs in the second inning at Chiba Marine Stadium on a single to right before Lee connected for his 24th homer of the season in the seventh to give Lotte a comfortable 6-1 lead.
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