Mitsutaka Goto homered twice and drove in four runs and Chad Allen contributed with three RBIs on 4-for-5 hitting as the Orix Buffaloes pounded the third-place Chiba Lotte Marines 10-4 in the Pacific League on Monday.
Softbank Hawks catcher Naoki Matoba reaches out to tag out Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters baserunner Toshimasa Konta at the plate in the 12th inning on Monday at Sapporo Dome. The game ended in a 4-4 tie.
KYODO PHOTOOrix jumped all over Lotte starter Naoyuki Shimizu, who was chased after allowing three runs and nine hits in 3 2/3 innings. Lotte took a 3-0 lead in the second, featuring Toshiaki Imae's two-run homer before Orix tied it in the fourth.
Chihiro Kaneko (5-2) allowed four runs — two unearned — in 5 1/3 innings for the win.