Jolbert Cabrera hit his first homer in Japan and doubled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the Softbank Hawks beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 5-4 in the Pacific League on Saturday.
Yomiuri Giants baserunner Tomohiro Nioka is tagged out by Hiroshima Carp catcher Yoshikazu Kura during the eighth inning of Saturday's game at Tokyo Dome.
Cabrera connected off Shunsuke Watanabe for a solo shot that gave the Hawks a 4-1 lead in the fourth and hit his tiebreaking double off Yasuhiko Yabuta (0-1) after Nagisa Arakaki gave up three runs in the seventh to tie the game at 4-all at Chiba Marine Stadium.
Yasushi Kamiuchi (1-0) got his first career win after working a hitless inning in relief and Koji Mise picked up the save for getting the final three outs.