Kintetsu Buffaloes cleanup hitter Norihiro Nakamura swung the big bat, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs, and newly acquired slugger Nigel Wilson slammed a solo homer as the defending Pacific League champions beat the Orix BlueWave 6-3 in their season-opener at the Osaka Dome on Saturday.
With the BlueWave leading 2-1 in the third inning, Nakamura drove home two runs with a double down the third-base line.
In the fifth, Yuji Yoshioka and Wilson hit back-to-back homers, adding three runs for the Buffs.