The Chiba Lotte Marines established themselves as the top team in the Pacific League during the first portion of the PL schedule.
Opening night of the interleague season revealed manager Tsutomu Ito's club might be aiming a little higher than that.
Shunichi Nemoto hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning, and the Marines rallied past the Yomiuri Giants for a 5-3 win in front of a crowd of 45,953 on Tuesday night at Tokyo Dome.