Daiei sluggers Nobuhiko Matsunaka and Hiroki Kokubo had two hits and two RBIs each as the Hawks beat the BlueWave 9-4 at the Fukuoka Dome on Sunday to grab a share of the Pacific League lead with Orix.
Katsunori Okamoto pitched 22/3 scoreless innings in relief of starter Tomohiro Nagai and picked up his first win in 19 appearances.
Lions 9, Fighters 3