The Chiba Lotte Marines couldn't come through for their pitcher again.
Nobuhiko Matsunaka made sure the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks didn't make the same mistake.
Matsunaka hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the top of the ninth inning to help propel starter Tadashi Settsu and the Hawks to a 3-2 victory over the Marines on Saturday afternoon at QVC Marine Field.
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