TOKOROZAWA ( Kyodo) Yoshihito Ishii hit a tiebreaking double in the third inning and Jeff Liefer added a two-run homer in the sixth, leading the front-running Seibu Lions past the Nippon Ham Fighters 9-3 on Sunday.
Buffaloes starting pitcher Hidetaka Kawagoe delivers a pitch against Tohoku
Rakuten on Sunday. Orix defeated the Eagles 6-2.
KYODO PHOTOIshii's two-out RBI double put Seibu ahead 3-2 after two-run homers from Michihiro Ogasawara in the top of the first and Alex Cabrera in the bottom half of the inning in Pacific League action at Invoice Seibu Dome.
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