Julio Zuleta homered twice and Naoyuki Omura and Nobuhiko Matsunaka also went deep as the Softbank Hawks trounced the Pacific League-leading Seibu Lions 11-3 on Saturday.
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| Julio Zuleta of the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks watches his go-ahead three-run dinger in the fourth inning of Saturday's game against the Seibu Lions at Invoice Seibu Dome. |
Zuleta launched a three-run shot, his 100th career homer in Japan, in a four-run fourth inning and added a solo drive in the ninth after two-run homers from Omura and Matsunaka stretched the Hawks' lead at Invoice Seibu Dome. Matsunaka became the 48th player in Japanese baseball to hit 250 career home runs.
Rookie third baseman Tomoaki Egawa went 3-for-5 with two RBIs for Softbank. Hayato Terahara (2-1) posted his second career complete-game win and first in three years, allowing three runs -- one earned -- and five hits with three strikeouts and a walk.