TOKOROZAWA, Japan (Interstat) — The Orix Buffaloes scored six runs across the fifth and sixth innings to defeat the Saitama Seibu Lions 7-3 on Thursday evening at Seibu Dome.

Hiroya Miyagi earned the win for Orix, while Seibu starter Shinya Sugai took the loss. The Buffaloes broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth on Koji Ohshiro’s two-run single. They added four in the sixth, highlighted by Keita Nakagawa’s three-run homer after an RBI double from Ryo Ohta, who finished with two RBIs.

Seibu’s Seiya Watanabe hit a two-run homer in the sixth, but the Lions could not close the gap. Orix outhit Seibu 10-7 before a crowd of 23,796. The win improved Orix to 4-2, while Seibu fell to 2-4.