Kazuya Fukuura went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and Tsuyoshi Nishioka reached all six times he was up and scored four runs, leading the Chiba Lotte Marines to a 14-3 rout of the Hanshin Tigers on Sunday.
Michihiro Ogasawara of the Yomiuri Giants hits his 250th career homer, a score-tying solo home run, in the sixth inning against the Orix Buffaloes at Tokyo Dome on Sunday.
KYODO PHOTOFukuura opened the scoring in the first inning with a two-run double and singled in two more runs in the eighth at Koshien Stadium. Hanshin had a 7-1 deficit through two innings and dropped its third straight game.
Nishioka went 4-for-4 with a walk and a hit-by-pitch, leading Lotte's 18-hit attack. Tomoya Satozaki was 3-for-6 with a solo homer and three RBIs.