Pinch-hitter Toshiaki Inubushi lofted a three-run homer over the left-field fence at the Seibu Dome on Thursday giving the Seibu Lions a 5-4 "sayonara" victory over the Daiei Hawks.
Inubushi's homer made a winner of Seibu closer Kiyoshi Toyoda (4-0), who was perfect in the top of the ninth inning, and helped the Pacific League-leading Lions salvage a split of the two-game series with the Hawks.
Kazuo Matsui gave Seibu the early lead with a solo homer in the first inning before Daiei rallied for single runs in four straight innings to take a 4-1 lead in the seventh.