Noriyoshi Omichi of Daiei doubled home a tie-breaking run in a two-run fourth inning as the Hawks extended their unbeaten run to eight games with a 3-1 win over the Nippon Ham Fighters at the Fukuoka Dome on Friday night.
Trailing 1-0 in the fourth, Nobuhiko Matsunaka hit an RBI double to right-center field for a game-tying run with runners on first and third with one out. Omichi then doubled home a tie-breaking run with runner on first and third with two outs in the frame.
In the sixth, Hiroki Kokubo belted a solo homer, his 30th of the season, off Nippon Ham starter Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi.
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