Kazumi Saito scattered 10 hits over the distance to pick up his 14th straight win, and 16th overall, as the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks blanked the Chiba Lotte Marines 7-0 on Wednesday night at Fukuoka Dome.
Seibu's Alex Cabrera hits a solo homer, his 37th roundtripper of the season, in the seventh inning.
The win was the fourth straight for the Hawks and maintained their 6 1/2-game lead in the Pacific League standings.
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