Hisanori Takahashi threw seven solid innings and Tomohiro Nioka drove in three runs Saturday as the Yomiuri Giants beat the Seibu Lions 5-2 to extend their winning streak to a season-best six games.
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters celebrate their first championship of the interleague games after
beating the Hanshin Tigers 6-4 Saturday at Koshien Stadium.
KYODO PHOTOTakahashi (10-1) won his fifth straight decision and became the first 10-game winner in Japanese baseball this season after holding Seibu to one unearned run and six hits in interleague play at Hitachinaka Stadium in Ibaraki Prefecture.
The left-hander also helped his own cause with an RBI single in a three-run second.