Hirotoshi Kitagawa blooped a one-out double to center off Kenshin Kawakami to drive home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning in the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes' 6-5 'sayonara' victory over the Chunichi Dragons at Osaka Dome on Wednesday.
At Koshien Stadium, Alex Cabrera went 3-for-4 with an RBI double in the first inning as the Seibu Lions tied the Hanshin Tigers 2-2.
At Fukuoka Dome, the Yakult Swallows defeated the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks 8-5.