The Seibu Lions pounded out 15 hits, putting the brakes on the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Eagles in a 10-5 win on Wednesday afternoon.
Lions captain Hideto Asamura went 5-for-6 with a pair of RBIs as Seibu overturned an early 3-0 deficit with two runs each in the third, fourth and fifth innings.
The Lions battered Eagles starter Takahiro Norimoto (1-1) for six runs in five innings. The three-time PL strikeout king lacked both control and command of his pitches. He fell behind in counts, threw hittable pitches and surrendered 10 hits and four walks, while striking out four.