Benny Agbayani hit an RBI single in the first inning and Yasutomo Kubo threw eight shutout innings Thursday as the Chiba Lotte Marines edged the Yokohama BayStars 1-0 for their sixth straight victory.
Tsuyoshi Shinjo of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters takes part in a pre-game practice on Thursday at Koshien Stadium wearing a Hanshin Tigers uniform.
Agbayani's two-out hit to left provided the run support Kubo (3-3) would need in the interleague game at Yokohama Stadium. The last year's Pacific League Rookie of the Year scattered six hits and a walk before Masahide Kobayashi worked the ninth for his 15th save.
Takumi Nasuno (0-2) lost his second straight start after allowing one run and five hits over seven innings.