Tuffy Rhodes hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs on a 2-for-3 night, helping Orix snap a 10-game losing streak for its first victory since April 25.
Chiba Lotte starter Shingo Ono delivers a pitch against the Buffaloes at Osaka's Kyocera Dome on
Wednesday. Orix edged the Marines 4-3.
KYODO PHOTOGreg LaRocca had a game-tying RBI single in the third and Rhodes connected to right off Shingo Ono (2-2), making it 3-1 at Kyocera Dome.
Hidetaka Kawagoe (3-3) allowed three runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings and Lance Carter got his sixth save with a perfect ninth. Tomoya Satozaki hit a solo blast and had an RBI double while Julio Zuleta had run-scoring infield single for Chiba Lotte.