South Korean slugger Lee Seung Yeop hit a two-run homer to open the scoring and Shunsuke Watanabe posted his 10th win as the Chiba Lotte Marines avoided a third straight loss by beating the Seibu Lions 6-1 in Friday's only Pacific League game.
Kazuhiro Wada of the Lions makes a sliding catch during the fifth
inning of Friday's game against the Marines at Chiba Marine Stadium.
After Lee connected off rookie right-hander Hideaki Wakui (1-4) in the second inning, Toshiaki Imae made it 3-1 with an RBI single in the fifth at Chiba Marine Stadium. The homer was Lee's team-high 17th this season and first since June 17.
Benny Agbayani hit a bases-clearing double in the eighth.