Hirokazu Ibata drove in four runs and the Chunichi Dragons avoided a second consecutive upset loss by defeating the Uni-President Lions 4-2 in the fourth game of the Konami Cup Asia Series 2007 on Friday night at Tokyo Dome.

News photoUni-President Lions starting pitcher Pan Wei-lun fires a pitch against the Dragons in the Asia Series at Tokyo Dome on Friday night. Chunichi defeated the Taiwanese club 4-2. KYODO PHOTO

"Everyone recognizes that getting a win is not as easy as you imagined," Dragons manager Hiromitsu Ochiai said. "We are learning that in this competition. So today's win means a lot."