Catcher Tomoya Satozaki hit a pair of homers and rookie Yasutomo Kubo went the distance Sunday as the Chiba Lotte Marines downed the Orix Buffaloes 5-0 to snap a three-game losing streak.
Norichika Aoki of the Swallows scores past BayStars catcher Ryoji Aikawa on a single by
Akinori Iwamura in the seventh inning of Sunday's game at Akita Prefectural Stadium. Yakult
beat Yokohama 3-1 in the Central League matchup.
Satozaki gave the Marines a 2-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning at Kobe's Skymark Stadium with a two-run homer off Orix starter Jeremy Powell.