Hiroyuki Nakajima hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh inning and Hideaki Wakui pitched his fifth complete game of the season Tuesday, leading the Pacific League-leading Seibu Lions over the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 7-3 for their seventh straight win.
Chunichi Dragons starter Kenta Asakura pitches against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium on Tuesday.
After Nakajima broke a 2-2 tie, Seibu increased the lead on a passed ball by Rakuten catcher Akihito Fujii and a Kazuhiro Wada RBI double that capped the four-run seventh, providing support for Wakui (9-4) who moved into a tie for the league lead with his ninth win.
Alex Cabrera, the PL home run and RBI leader, hit his 20th homer of the season with a leadoff shot in the fourth off Eagles starter Hiroki Yamamura (4-6). Nakajima went 4-for-5 and drove in three runs.