Seibu ace Fumiya Nishiguchi tossed a three-hitter for his fourth victory to lead the Lions past the Daiei Hawks 1-0 Thursday in a tight pitching duel at the Seibu Dome.
Nishiguchi walked two and struck out 10 for his second shutout of the season.
The only run of the game came in the bottom of the second inning, a solo clout off the bat of Ken Suzuki.
Buffaloes 7, Marines 6
Norihiro Nakamura went 3-for-4 including two solo blasts -- his 10th and 11th homers -- and doubled home the go-ahead run in the eighth to lift Kintetsu over Lotte at the Osaka Dome.
CENTRAL LEAGUE
Swallows 2, Carp 1
Donald Lemon (1-2) pitched seven strong innings and picked up his first win in 10 outings as Yakult edged Hiroshima at Hiroshima Stadium.
Stars 1, Giants 0 (10)
Takahiro Saeki singled home the game-winning run in the top of the 10th inning as Yokohama downed Yomiuri at the Fukuoka Dome.
Tigers 2, Dragons 1
Jason Hardtke doubled home the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth off Chunichi starter Kazuhiro Takeda (2-4) as Hanshin beat the Dragons at Koshien.
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