Seibu Lions slugger Alex Cabrera, at No. 54 in the home-run chase, was intentionally walked twice and Daiei pinch-hitter Kenji Jojima singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning to lift the Daiei Hawks to a 5-4 "sayonara" victory over the Pacific League champs on Sunday at the Fukuoka Dome.
Hiroshi Shibahara went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and this season's top-drafted rookie Hayato Terahara (5-2) allowed only two hits in four scoreless innings of relief in his first mound appearance since July 30 to pick up the win.
Cabrera leads the league with a .336 average, 54 homers and 114 RBIs.
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