Lotte 8, at SoftBank 1

FUKUOKA, Japan (Interstat) — The Chiba Lotte Marines erupted for seven runs in the second inning Saturday and rode a dominant pitching performance from Sam Long to an 8-1 victory over the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks before 40,122 at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome. The win split the first two games of the three-game series after SoftBank edged Lotte 3-2 on Friday. Lotte improved to 37-34-3, while SoftBank fell to 45-30-2. Long, who entered with a 0-2 record, tossed seven innings of six-hit ball, striking out six and allowing no earned runs. He retired 10 consecutive batters at one point and faced only… Read more...