NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Pref. (Kyodo) Rookie Takahiro Mahara surrendered two runs over five innings and struck out seven, while Hiroshi Shibahara,
Nobuhiko Matsunaka and Julio Zuleta each drove in runs to give the Japan Series champion Daiei Hawks a 3-2 victory over the Hanshin Tigers in a preseason game on Friday.
At Yokohama Stadium, Lee Seung Yeop hit a two-run blast off lefty Scott Mullen as the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Yokohama BayStars 5-3.
In other games, the Yomiuri Giants beat the Seibu Lions 11-8, the Kintetsu Buffaloes topped the Nippon Ham Fighters 5-2 and the Orix BlueWave downed the Yakult Swallows 10-3.