Takashi Tachikawa drove in the decisive run in the first inning as the Lotte Marines edged the Orix BlueWave 3-2 to hand the struggling Pacific League team their 23rd straight Sunday loss.
Orix scored two runs in the top of the first at Chiba Marine Stadium but Lotte came right back in the bottom of the opening frame.
Kazuya Fukuura and Jose Fernandez had back-to-back RBI hits before Tachikawa gave the home team the lead for good with a single to left off Orix starter Hiroshi Kobayashi.