Masaaki Koike and Tatsuhiko Kinjo both homered and drove in five runs between them Wednesday as the Yokohama BayStars routed the Yomiuri Giants 9-3 in the Central League.
Baystars outfielder Tatsuhiko Kinjo hits a two-run homer Wednesday against the Giants. The BayStars won 9-3.
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Yokohama won its third consecutive game while sending the reeling Giants to their eighth straight defeat for the second time this season.
Koike hit a solo homer in the first inning and had a two-run triple in a five-run fourth, which was capped by Kinjo's two-run blast to the seats in right at Yokohama Stadium.