Zach Neal tossed six solid innings on Tuesday and picked up his eighth win of the season as the Seibu Lions' offense ignited late for an 8-2 win against the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
The former major leaguer struck out three while holding the Fighters to two runs at Kushiro Stadium and improved to 8-1 over 13 games in his first year in Japan.
"It was just a good team win," Neal said. "I just tried to control what I can control and let the guys behind me work. We put up another eight spots and I'm just happy to be on the right side of it."