Alex Cabrera hit a two-run homer in the first inning and added a three-run shot in the ninth as the defending Japan Series champion Seibu Lions avoided a three-game sweep with a 7-1 victory over the expansion Rakuten Golden Eagles in Pacific League action Sunday at Fullcast Stadium.
Yoshinobu Takahashi of the Yomiuri Giants nails a solo homer in the sixth inning of Sunday's game against Hiroshima at Tokyo Dome. The Carp won 8-7.
Cabrera connected off Rakuten starter Kevin Hodges with a towering blast into the left-field stands for his second homer of the season in the first as the Lions jumped out to an early 3-0 lead.