Benny Agbayani went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and Matt Franco drove in another four runs Sunday as the Lotte Marines hammered the Yokohama BayStars 18-0 in interleague play.
Takeshi Nakamura of the Rakuten Golden Eagles slides safely under the tag of Yomiuri Giants catcher Shinnosuke Abe during Sunday's game in Sendai. Rakuten won 4-1.
Agbayani singled in the opening run and Franco hit a three-run homer as the Marines took a 4-0 lead in the first at Yokohama Stadium and went on to amass 16 runs on 15 hits through the fifth.
Lee Seung Yeop also hit a two-run homer and had an RBI sacrifice fly to contribute to the Marines offense, which had 19 hits and knocked out Yokohama starter Takeharu Kato (1-3) after just three innings.