Shinji Shimoyama, Tuffy Rhodes and Alex Cabrera homered as Orix
routed Nippon Ham, leaving the two clubs tied for third place as the
race for postseason spots is heating up in the Pacific League.
Shimoyama opened the scoring with a solo shot in the first
inning before Rhodes and Cabrera each hit two-run homers off Tomoya
Yagi (1-1), helping Orix to a 7-0 lead through five innings at
Kyocera Dome. Cabrera finished 3-for-4 with three RBIs.
Shogo Yamamoto (9-4) held Nippon Ham to two runs in 6-2/3
innings.
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