The Daiei Hawks bowed to the Orix BlueWave for the second straight night Thursday, suffering a costly 6-3 defeat at Green Stadium Kobe.
Central League WonLostTiedPct.GB Yakult 66 47 5 .584 - Yomiuri 67 58 2 .536 5.0 Hiroshima 56 55 6 .505 9.0 Chunichi 57 61 3 .483 11.5 Yokohama 55 59 3 .482 11.5 Hanshin 49 70 1 .412 20.0 Pacific League WonLostTiedPct.GB Kintetsu 69 57 2 .548 - Seibu 70 58 0 .547 0.0 Daiei 68 58 1 .540 1.0 Orix 60 61 4 .496 6.5 Lotte 59 63 2 .484 8.0 Nippon Ham 47 76 3 .382 20.5
With the loss, the Hawks now find themselves one game behind the Pacific League leaders and pennant race rivals Kintetsu Buffaloes. Kintetsu was idle Thursday off.