Kenji Jojima belted a solo homer and Tadahito Iguchi added a two-run blast Friday to power the Daiei Hawks to a 7-3 decision over the Chiba Lotte Marines for their 10th straight win.
Jojima gave the Hawks a 1-0 lead in the second inning at Chiba Marine Stadium with his 23rd homer of the season. Iguchi then connected for his 13th homer in the third when the Hawks took a 4-1 lead.
Tsuyoshi Wada gave up three runs on seven hits over seven innings for the win as the Hawks opened up a 2 1/2-game lead over the idle Seibu Lions in the Pacific League standings.
BlueWave 7, Buffaloes 2
At Yahoo BB Stadium, Hidemitsu Saito connected for a three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning to power Orix over Kintetsu.
CENTRAL LEAGUE
Giants 1, Tigers 0
At Tokyo Dome, Daisuke Motoki drove in the only run of the game with a clutch single to right field in the seventh inning to lead league-leading Yomiuri over Hanshin.
Dragons 2, BayStars 0
At Nagoya Dome, veteran left-hander Masahiro Yamamoto scattered three hits over eight scoreless innings as Chunichi beat Yokohama.
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