Kenji Jojima went 6-for-7 with a pair of three-run homers to highlight a record-breaking Pacific League slugfest in which the Daiei Hawks produced 32 hits to humiliate the Orix BlueWave in a 26-7 triumph on Sunday. Five other Daiei players had three or more hits.
A total of 45 hits were produced for the most in a single game in Japanese baseball history, while Daiei's 32 hits was also the most ever by a single team and 26 runs a new PL record. The former record of 42 total hits was made in a Central League game in April 1986.
"There's been a few games in which I've been held hitless, so I can't get too excited about just one game. Going up to the plate six times is surprising enough," said Jojima, who became the first player in the league with six hits in a game since Akira Ogi in 1955.
Lions 4, Buffaloes 1