Ryosuke Hirata hit for the cycle, boosting Daisuke Matsuzaka to his fourth straight win as the Chunichi Dragons routed the Yokohama BayStars 11-5 on Thursday.
Hirata, batting leadoff for the Central League's last-place Dragons, opened the scoring with a solo homer off BayStars rookie Masaya Kyoyama (5-4) and doubled in two more runs in the second.
Matsuzaka (5-3) allowed three runs on five hits and three walks over six innings. He struck out six to improve to 4-0 over his last five starts.