Alfredo Despaigne set the tone early, and the rest of the Chiba Lotte Marines were in lockstep right behind him.
Despaigne homered, drove in a pair of runs and finished a triple short of the cycle to lead a 14-hit attack as the Marines routed the Orix Buffaloes 12-3 on an overcast Saturday afternoon at QVC Marine Field.
"The ball flew pretty well," Despaigne said of his third-inning home run.