The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles chased Takayuki Kishi with six runs in the first two innings, pounding out a season-high 19 hits in a 12-2 rout of the Seibu Lions on Wednesday night.

Kazuo Matsui homered and drove in three runs, and Jose Fernandez also had three RBIs for the Eagles, who have won three straight.

Ryo Hijirisawa and Yosuke Takasu hit back-to-back singles leading off the first to put runners on the corners.