Matt Watson broke a scoreless deadlock in the bottom of the ninth inning with an RBI double as the Chiba Lotte Marines beat Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Seibu Lions 1-0 on Saturday in the Pacific League.
Giants' slugger Lee Seung Yeop (middle) is welcomed by starting pitcher Tetsuya Utsumi (right) and Kenji Yano after hitting a fourth-inning homer against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium on Saturday.
KYODO PHOTOWatson hit a 2-2 fastball from Matsuzaka (10-3) to the gap in right-center to score pinch-runner Takenori Daita all the way from first base after Benny Agbayani reached on a two-out single to left when the game appeared headed for extra innings.
Yasuhiko Yabuta (3-2) got the win after working the ninth in relief of Hiroyuki Kobayashi, who scattered six hits and struck out five over eight innings.