Hosokawa hits for cycle as Seibu tames Nippon Ham

SAPPORO, Japan - Seibu Lions catcher Toru Hosokawa (R) gets congratulations from coach Seiji Tomashino after hitting for the cycle in the eighth inning against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Sapporo Dome on April 4. Hosokawa doubled in the second, tripled in the fourth, homered in the following frame for the go-ahead and singled in the eighth, contributing with four RBIs in Seibu's 11-5 victory.

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