Lotte 5, at SoftBank 0

FUKUOKA (Interstat) — Toshiya Satoh hit two home runs and drove in four runs, and the Chiba Lotte Marines used a four-run second inning to defeat the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 5-0 on Saturday evening at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome. Satoh, who entered the game with just one hit in his previous four games, connected for a three-run homer in the second inning off SoftBank starter Naoyuki Uwasawa and added a solo shot in the fourth. The catcher finished 2-for-3 with a walk. The victory was Lotte’s second in its last six games and improved the Marines to 10-14. SoftBank fell to… Read more...