Yoshiyuki Kamei homered twice and Shinnosuke Abe also went deep as the Yomiuri Giants routed the Orix Buffaloes 9-2 on Wednesday.
The Central League-leading Giants won their second straight in interleague action and went a season-high 15 games above .500 at Kyocera Dome.
Michihiro Ogasawara got his team on the scoreboard with an RBI double in the first and added a run-scoring single in the second, which featured Kamei's leadoff blast to right. Yoshinobu Takahashi made it 7-2 with a two-run double in the eighth.