Takeya Nakamura hit a grand slam and Dee Brown added a two-run homer as the Saitama Seibu Lions outslugged the Hiroshima Carp 10-7 on Tuesday.
Nakamura's 13th home run of the season put Seibu ahead 4-0 in the third inning. Brown's third homer in as many games pushed the Lions' lead to 8-1 in the fifth in interleague play at Mazda Stadium.
Hiroshima scored five runs in the eighth to draw within 8-7 but Seibu answered back in the top of the ninth on a two-run double by Takahiko G.G. Sato.
Hsu Ming-chieh (3-4) allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings for the win.
Brian Sikorski picked up his Pacific League-leading 16th save.
For the Carp, Kenta Kurihara went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs.
Tigers 8, Marines 0
At Koshien Stadium, Takahiro Arai and Kodai Sakurai drove in five runs between them, Jason Standridge combined with three relievers on a four-hit shutout and Hanshin routed Chiba Lotte.
Arai and Sakurai helped the Tigers build a 6-0 lead through the first two innings.
BayStars 8, Hawks 0
At Yokohama Stadium, Naoyuki Shimizu threw his first shutout in two seasons and got plenty of run support as Yokohama blanked Fukuoka Softbank.
Shimizu (5-3) scattered six hits, walked two and struck out three in a 132-pitch outing. It was his first shutout since the right-hander threw a two-hit gem against the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Aug. 28, 2008, when he was with the Marines.