Yuma Tongu homered twice, the first a grand slam, to drive in six runs as the Orix Buffaloes beat the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 9-7 on Tuesday.
The win, coupled with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks’ 10-3 loss to the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, moved the Buffaloes back into first place in the Pacific League.
The Buffaloes jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the top of the first inning at Tokyo Dome as Tongu followed a no-out, bases-loaded walk to Leandro Cedeno with his first career grand slam.
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Source : Baseball – The Japan Times
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