The Chiba Lotte Marines scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap a late rally Saturday, edging the Chunichi Dragons 4-3 in interleague play to retain their lead in the Pacific League.
Cliff Brumbaugh of Orix Buffaloes hits a home run in the third inning of Saturday's game against the Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium.
Lotte tied the game at 3-3 in the seventh on a Lee Seung Yeop solo homer and a double-play grounder by Toshiaki Imae before finishing the game when Shinya Okamoto threw (4-3) a wild pitch to score Akira Otsuka, who had hit a leadoff double and took third on a Tomoya Satozaki sacrifice bunt.
Yasuhiko Yabuta (3-2) earned the win after working two hitless innings in relief of Dan Serafini, who allowed three runs, two earned, on seven hits and three walks in seven innings of work.