Alex Cabrera hit a go-ahead two-run double and Daisuke Matsuzaka notched his second complete-game win of the season Friday as the Seibu Lions rallied to beat the Yomiuri Giants 3-1 to snap a five-game losing skid.
Masahiro Yamamoto of the Chunichi Dragons pitches against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles at Nagoya Dome.
Hiroyuki Nakajima hit a game-tying single and Cabrera followed with his double to right-center off Tetsuya Utsumi (4-2) to cap a three-run eighth inning in the interleague game at Invoice Seibu Dome.
Matsuzaka (5-1) gave up an RBI single to Lee Seung Yeop in the first but settled down to win his fifth straight decision. The right-hander allowed five hits with seven strikeouts and a walk.