Chiba Lotte first baseman Kazuya Fukuura singled home Tadaharu Sakai from third to break a 1-1 tie in the eighth inning as the Marines downed the Daiei Hawks 2-1 at Chiba Marine Stadium on Tuesday to extend their winning streak to five games -- their longest this season.
Reliever Takahiro Yamazaki got his first career win with just one pitch and closer Masahide Kobayashi worked the ninth for his 14th save.
The Hawks managed to score just one run on Koji Akiyama's seventh-inning solo homer as they fell to their third straight loss.