Hanshin left fielder Tomochika Tsuboi singled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as the Tigers came from behind to beat the Hiroshima Carp 4-3 on Sunday at Hiroshima Stadium.
Trailing 3-1 in the sixth, Hanshin narrowed the lead with Tsuboi's solo homer off Hiroshima starter Ken Takahashi (2-3).
Tigers lefty Trey Moore gave up 11 hits -- including a two-run dinger to Luis Lopez -- and three runs over seven innings but picked up his fourth win.
Giants 4, BayStars 1
Yomiuri lefty Hisanori Takahashi (2-0) scattered four hits over eight solid innings and closer Junichi Kawahara pitched a perfect ninth as the Giants extended their win streak to eight games with a win over Yokohama at Yokohama Stadium.
Swallows 15, Dragons 4
Akinori Iwamura had three hits and four RBIs and Alex Ramirez nailed two home runs as Yakult cruised past Chunichi at Jingu Stadium.
PACIFIC LEAGUE
Fighters 4, Hawks 0
Nippon Ham hurler Hiroyuki Sekine tossed a five-hitter as the Fighters silenced Daiei at the Tokyo Dome.
Sekine walked two and whiffed 10 batters for his first shutout win in two years.
Yukio Tanaka hit a two-run homer for the Fighters off Daiei rookie starter Hayato Terahara.
Terahara, in his third appearance, gave up seven hits and four runs in taking his first career loss.
The Hawks fell to their fourth straight loss -- their longest skid this year.
Lions 6, Marines 1
Tetsuya Shiozaki combined with three relievers on a five-hitter for the win as Seibu beat Lotte at Chiba Marine Stadium.
BlueWave 8, Buffaloes 4
Orix designated hitter Fernando Seguignol homered from both sides of the plate as the BlueWave beat Kintetsu at Green Stadium Kobe, putting a halt to the defending PL Champion's win streak at three.