Alex Cabrera hit a run-scoring double to ignite a four-run fourth inning as the Seibu Lions went on to beat the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 6-3 in a preseason game Saturday.
Katsuhiko Miyaji of the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks slides into home safely ahead of the tag of Carp catcher Yoshikazu Kura during Saturday's preseason game at Hiroshima Stadium. The Hawks won 12-7.
Yoshihito Ishii, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Kosuke Noda, Taisei Takagi and Hiroyuki Shibata each drove in a run while Atsushi Okamoto earned the win after allowing one run in five strong innings at Invoice Seibu Dome.
Daisuke Masuda hit a two-run homer for the Eagles in the seventh but Seibu added two runs in the eighth.