Pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka bounced back from a subpar performance in his last start with a solid outing Saturday, tossing a two-hitter as the Seibu Lions blanked the Lotte Marines 3-0.
Matsuzaka (4-1), who gave up six runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings in last Sunday's loss to the Orix BlueWave, fanned six at Akita Stadium for his first shutout victory of the season.
Tony Fernandez went 4-for-4 at the plate, including a solo home run in the sixth inning off Lotte starter Chris Roberts, as the Lions handed the Marines their third straight loss.
Hawks 10, BlueWave 9
At the Fukuoka Dome, outfielder Hiroshi Shibahara drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth with a solid line drive to left, lifting Daiei to a "sayonara" victory over Pacific League-leading Orix.
Melvin Nieves connected for a three-run homer in the second inning as Daiei jumped out to an early 9-0 lead but Orix came right back with seven runs in the top of the third before tying the game in the seventh.
Buffaloes 8, Fighters 5
At the Osaka Dome, infielders Norihiro Nakamura and Yuji Yoshioka both homered in a four-run sixth inning to power Kintetsu to a come-from-behind victory over Nippon Ham.
Friday's late game:
Buffaloes 10, Fighters 5
Kintetsu's Naoyuki Omura drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning as the Buffaloes rallied past Nippon Ham at the Osaka Dome.
CENTRAL LEAGUE
Swallows 10, Tigers 1
Infielder Akinori Iwamura belted a three-run homer in the second inning and catcher Atsuya Furuta added a grand slam in the seventh as Yakult cruised to a victory over Hanshin.
Yakult starter Kenjiro Kawasaki (4-4) gave up one run while scattering five hits over seven innings at Chiba Marine Stadium to pick up the win.
BayStars vs. Carp -- ppd.