Shinnosuke Abe hit a seventh-inning tiebreaking RBI single and Takuya Kimura followed with a two-run double as the Yomiuri Giants pulled away to beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 8-4 to win their fifth game in a row on Wednesday.
Tied 4-4 in the bottom of the seventh, Michihiro Ogasawara led off with a double and scored on Abe's clutch single off Soichi Fujita (1-2) in the four-run inning at Tokyo Dome.
Yomiuri beat Lotte for the second consecutive night after a nine-game losing streak against the Pacific League leader.