Alex Cabrera hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday, lifting the Orix Buffaloes to their third straight win with a 4-3 victory over the Chunichi Dragons.
Trailing 3-2, pinch hitter Shinji Shimoyama had a leadoff single and Cabrera followed with a drive off Chunichi closer Hitoki Iwase (1-2) over the left-field wall in interleague action at Kyocera Dome.
Kazuya Motoyanagi (2-3) pitched two scoreless innings in relief. Mitsutaka Goto and Tuffy Rhodes each hit solo homers off Chunichi ace Kenshin Kawakami, who allowed two runs and four hits in six innings.
Carp 8, Lions 1