Shuta Tonosaki hit a three-run, first-inning home run, leading the Seibu Lions to an 11-4 victory over the Orix Buffaloes on Tuesday that saw two ejections.
With the Lions leading 5-1 in the third, the benches emptied momentarily after Seibu starter Hiromasa Saito hit Shunta Goto, although nothing came of it. The teams exchanged words and shoves earlier this month in Osaka, and things heated up when Orix catcher Kenya Wakatsuki was hit by a pitch in the fourth inning.
Wakatsuki took a few steps toward the mound before heading toward first base at the umpire's urging. However, Buffaloes first-base coach Manabu Satake charged the mound and shoved Lions reliever Ryosuke Moriwake. The benches emptied again, Moriwake was ejected and both benches were warned against retaliation.