Alfredo Despaigne broke a scoreless tie with a game-ending RBI single in the bottom of the ninth as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks defeated Tohoku Rakuten 1-0 on Sunday, the Eagles losing 10 straight for the first time in 12 years.
Before 38,585 at Yafuoku Dome, Despaigne went 3-for-4 against Takahiro Norimoto (11-6).
In the bottom of the ninth, Kenta Imamiya singled, followed by an intentional walk to cleanup hitter Yuki Yanagita. With two outs, Despaigne singled to centerfield, as Imamiya scored to clinch the Hawks' fourth win in a row.