Masahiro Araki drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and Kenta Asakura notched his first complete-game win of the season as the Chunichi Dragons beat the Hiroshima Carp 2-1 in the Central League on Friday.
Tigers 6, Swallows 4
At Koshien Stadium, Hanshin took the lead for good in the third inning on homers by Tomoaki Kanemoto and Mitsunobu Takahashi and held on to send Yakult to its third straight loss.
BayStars 7, Giants 6
At Yokohama Stadium, the BayStars snapped a 3-3 tie with a four-run sixth inning, highlighted by a Ryoji Aikawa two-run homer, and survived a late rally to stop a four-game winning streak by league-leading Yomiuri.
PACIFIC LEAGUE
Eagles 14, Lions 2
At Sendai's Fullcast Stadium, Jose Fernandez homered and drove in six runs and teenage rookie Masahiro Tanaka reached double-digit wins as Tohoku Rakuten drubbed Seibu.
Buffs 4, Marines 3 (10) — late
Eagles want Nomura
SENDAI (Kyodo) The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles have asked manager Katsuya Nomura to remain in charge of the Pacific League club next season, club representative Jun Yoneda said Friday.