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.

"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."
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