Pinch hitter Noriyoshi Omichi hit a go-ahead two-run single in the sixth and Tsuyoshi Wada pitched eight-hit ball in six innings as the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka Daiei Hawks came from behind to beat the Seibu Lions 8-5 at Fukuoka Dome on Monday.

News photoHiroshi Shibahara of the Daiei Hawks hits a two-run bases-loaded single to center against the Seibu Lions Monday at Fukuoka Dome. The Hawks won 8-5.

Down by a run in the sixth, Hiroshi Shibahara tied the game for the Hawks on a double, setting the stage for an Omichi single to left.

While Seibu cut its deficit to 6-5 on Kazuhiro Wada's solo homer in the seventh, Daiei widened its lead to 8-5 to stay on Shibahara's two-run single to center.