Hisao Arakane went 3-for-5 with a two-run double and Nagisa Arakaki pitched his fifth complete game in as many starts Tuesday, lifting the Daiei Hawks to a 7-2 victory over the Lotte Marines in the Pacific League.
Arakane's second-inning double put Daiei ahead and Nobuhiko Matsunaka hit a three-run drive, his 34th homer of the season, to highlight a four-run fifth that made it 6-1 at Miyagi Stadium.
Arakaki (10-4) allowed nine hits, including solo homers to Koichi Hori and Lee Seung Yeop, while striking out seven and walking two. Naoyuki Shimizu (7-10) took the loss after giving up six runs in seven innings.
Buffaloes 5, Fighters 2