Rick Short hit a three-run homer to highlight a seven-run eighth inning as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles won their fifth straight by rallying to beat the Orix Buffaloes 8-4 on Sunday.

After Orix went up 2-1 in the sixth, Takeshi Yamasaki had a game-tying double followed by Norihiro Nakamura's RBI fielder's choice for the go-ahead run in the eighth at Kleenex Stadium.

Short went deep to left with runners on the corners and one out to cap the big inning for the Pacific League leader.