Nevin’s two homers power Seibu past SoftBank 10‑2

TOKOROZAWA, Japan (Interstat) — Tyler Nevin homered twice and drove in five runs to lead the Seibu Lions to a 10-2 victory over the SoftBank Hawks on Monday evening at Seibu Dome.

Nevin hit a two-run homer with two outs in the first inning, then added another two-run shot in the second. He also singled home a run in the fifth as Seibu built a 9‑0 lead. The Lions scored four runs in the first, two in the second, one in the third and three in the fifth.

SoftBank’s only runs came in the sixth on a two-run homer by Ryoya Kurihara. The Hawks managed just five hits total.

Shinya Sugai (1‑2) earned the win, allowing two runs on four hits over six innings with four strikeouts. Jo‑Hsi Hsu (1‑3) took the loss.

Seibu’s offense collected 19 hits, including two each from Seiya Watanabe and Kazunari Ishii. Kensuke Kondoh had two hits for SoftBank.

The Lions improved to 16‑16‑1, while the Hawks fell to 16‑15.

Attendance was 27,566, and the game lasted 2 hours, 56 minutes.