Pedro Valdes and Nobuhiko Matsunaka hit back-to-back homers in the top of the eighth inning Saturday to power the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks to a 5-1 victory over the Orix BlueWave.
Fukuoka Daiei starter Nagisa Arakaki delivers a pitch during Saturday's game against Orix at Yahoo BB Stadium. Arakaki got the victory as the Hawks won 5-1.
Valdes connected for a two-run homer off Orix reliever Tatsuo Kato at Kobe's Yahoo BB Stadium and Matsunaka followed with a solo homer as the Hawks scored three runs to take a 5-1 lead.