SENDAI – Carlos Peguero hit a grand slam and Manabu Mima worked six innings as the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles came from behind to beat the Seibu Lions 6-1 on Saturday afternoon.
Mima (5-1) allowed his only run on a leadoff homer to six-time PL home run king Takeya Nakamura in the second, one of five hits he gave up while striking out seven and walking none.
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