Nobuhiko Matsunaka capped his three-homer night against Daisuke Matsuzaka with a "sayonara" solo shot in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Pacific League-leading Softbank Hawks beat the Seibu Lions 4-3 on Friday.
Nobuhiko Matsunaka of the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks belts a two-run homer against the Seibu Lions at Yahoo Dome.
Matsunaka drove a 1-1 fastball into the right-field stands of Yahoo Dome for his PL-high 32nd home run after hitting a solo homer in the second and a two-run blast in the fourth in a 4-for-4 outing, which also featured a double.
Matsunaka's game-ending homer handed Matsuzaka (7-10) his 10th loss of the season. The Lions ace allowed four runs, all off Matsunaka's bat, on nine hits with six strikeouts and no walks.