Lotte 5, at SoftBank 4

FUKUOKA, Japan (Interstat) — Toshiya Satoh homered twice, including a go-ahead solo shot in the eighth inning, and the Chiba Lotte Marines defeated the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 5-4 on Saturday afternoon before 40,122 at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome. Satoh, the Marines’ catcher, finished 2 for 4 with two home runs and two RBIs, providing the decisive blows in a game that featured only three hits from the Hawks’ lineup. Lotte outhit SoftBank 12-3, yet the Hawks led 4-1 after four innings thanks to a three-run homer by Hotaka Yamakawa. Lotte starter Haru Tanaka labored through four innings, allowing four earned runs… Read more...