Jose Fernandez made up for costly error Wednesday by slamming a two-run homer Thursday to lead the Seibu Lions to a 3-1 win over the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks.
Fernandez connected off Daiei starter Tsuyoshi Wada in the third inning at Fukuoka Dome to give the Lions a 2-1 lead.
Alex Cabrera drove in an insurance run in the top of the eighth with a sacrifice fly to center field.
Fernandez made a costly throwing error in the seventh inning of Wednesday's game that allowed the Hawks to score two runs on their way to a 5-2 win.
Shinji Mori retired the side in the ninth for the save as the Lions moved back into first place in the Pacific League standings with a half-game lead over Daiei heading into the All-Star break.
BlueWave 5, Marines 2
At Chiba Marine Stadium, Arihito Muramatsu hit a two-run homer, and Saburo Omura and Keiichi Hirano added solo shots to power Orix to a win over Lotte.
Fighters 7, Buffaloes 3
At Sapporo Dome, Shinji Takahashi drove in a pair of runs with a double as Nippon Ham scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on its way to a win over Kintetsu.
CENTRAL LEAGUE
Dragons 4, Swallows 1
At Nagoya Dome, Omar Linares drove in a pair of runs with a double in the fourth as league-leading Chunichi downed Yakult.
Giants 10, BayStars 4
At Tokyo Dome, Yoshinobu Takahashi connected for a three-run homer in the bottom of the third inning to lead Yomiuri to a win over Yokohama.
Carp 4, Tigers 2
At Hiroshima Stadium, Koichi Ogata drove in a run with a single as the Carp scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth inning on their way to a win over Hanshin.