Tuffy Rhodes hit a two-run homer and Alex Cabrera capped a
five-run uprising in the eighth with a solo blast as Orix broke a 3-3
deadlock on the way to a rout of Softbank.
Tomotaka Sakaguchi had an RBI triple and Arihito Muramatsu's
run-scoring single gave Orix a 5-3 lead before Rhodes and Cabrera
finished off the big inning with back-to-back homers.
Kazuo Yamaguchi (1-0), Orix's second reliever, pitched 3-1/3
scoreless innings to win his first decision in four seasons. Softbank
starter Nagisa Araki (0-2) struck out nine but allowed six runs --
two unearned -- in 7-2/3 innings.
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