Alex Cabrera went 3-for-4 with his 25th home run and three RBIs, leading the front-running Seibu Lions to a 10-2 rout of the Chiba Lotte Marines for their third straight victory on Tuesday.
Yasuhiro Ichiba reacts on the mound during a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the
fourth inning of Tuesday's game against the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters at
Iwate Prefectural Stadium.
KYODO PHOTOCabrera ignited a five-run fourth-inning rally with a tying two-run homer, Toru Hosokawa singled in the go-ahead run and Kazuki Fukuchi had a two-run double to give Seibu a 5-2 lead in Pacific League action at Invoice Seibu Dome.
Cabrera also drew a bases-loaded walk in the sixth and singled in the eighth for his third hit of the night.