Tomochika Tsuboi drew a two-out, bases-loaded walk for the go-ahead run and Tomoyuki Oda added an insurance run when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, lifting the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters over the Seibu Lions 4-2 in the Pacific League on Monday.
Orix's Keiichi Hirano watches the ball sail into Osaka Dome's right field stands for a two-run
homer in the third inning of Monday's game against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. The
Buffaloes blanked Rakuten 4-0.
A Shogo Akada single in the fifth inning tied the game at 2-all for the Lions, but Daisuke Matsuzaka wasted his efforts by giving up two runs in the seventh at Sapporo Dome, failing to save the visitors from dropping their fourth straight game.
Yu Darvish (2-0) allowed two runs on five hits while walking five in seven innings in a heated duel against Matsuzaka (5-9), who took the loss despite striking out nine over the distance.