The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles squandered the first advantage Jose Fernandez gave them.
Luckily for Masahiro Tanaka and company, "Mayo" was in a giving mood on Thursday night.
Fernandez hit a go-ahead two-run single in fifth and a tie-breaking RBI single in the seventh to support Tanaka, who tossed a complete game, in the Eagles' 6-3 win over the Chiba Lotte Marines at QVC Marine Field.
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