TOKOROZAWA , Saitama Pref. (Kyodo) Nobuhiro Matsuda drove in four runs and Yuichi Honda went 5-for-6 with an RBI as the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks beat the Seibu Lions 9-5 to snap a three-game losing streak Thursday.
Matsuda opened the scoring with a two-run single in the first inning and hit a two-run homer an inning after a two-run double by Hiram Bocachica drew the Pacific League-leading Lions within 7-5 in the seventh at Seibu Dome.
Honda singled twice, doubled three times and scored three runs.
Jeremy Powell (2-6) picked up his first win since April 15, despite giving up five runs in six-plus innings. Atsushi Okamoto (0-2) took the loss.
CENTRAL LEAGUE
Giants at Swallows — ppd.
Dragons at BayStars — ppd.
Tigers 7, Carp 4
At Hiroshima Stadium, Takashi Toritani homered and drove in four runs and Tomoaki Kanemoto also went deep as Hanshin completed a three-game sweep of the Carp.
Hanshin took a 5-0 lead on Toritani's two-run shot in the first inning.