Veteran slugger Akira Eto hit a two-run homer to highlight a four-run rally in the fourth inning Wednesday as the Pacific League-leading Seibu Lions beat the Rakuten Eagles 8-2 for their fourth straight victory.
He's safe!: Fukuoka Softbank Hawks baserunner Naoyuki Omura slides into home on a
sacrifice fly by Julio Zuleta in the first inning Wednesday at Osaka's Kyocera Dome. The
Hawks beat the Orix Buffaloes 4-1.
KYODO PHOTOTakeshi Yamasaki homered to give Rakuten a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning but Seibu hit back quickly in the bottom half with a game-tying RBI double by Takumi Kuriyama, Eto's blast and a run-scoring single from Hiroyuki Takagi at Invoice Seibu Dome.
The Eagles dropped their eighth game in a row, their longest skid this season.