Nobuhiko Matsunaka hit a sacrifice fly, and Koji Akiyama and Noriyoshi Omichi hit consecutive RBI singles in the sixth inning as the Daiei Hawks downed the Pacific League leading Seibu Lions 6-1 on Sunday afternoon at the Seibu Dome.
Daiei snapped its losing streak at four games and stayed in the pennant race, cutting Seibu's lead to 2 games. Seibu's winning streak ended at five games.
Leading 3-1, Omichi nailed a two-run homer off Seibu lefty reliever Yoshitaka Mizuo in the eighth for Daiei.