Veteran Fumiya Nishiguchi gave up one run on five hits over eight solid innings Saturday as the Seibu Lions downed the Chiba Lotte Marines 3-1.
Orix Buffaloes baserunner Hiroaki Onishi scores on a sacrifice fly by Karim Garcia while Softbank catcher Kenji Jojima waits for the ball in the first inning at Yahoo Dome on Saturday. The Hawks won 3-1.
Nishiguchi struck out only two Chiba Lotte batters at Chiba Marine Stadium but picked up his 10th win of the season in a 97-pitch effort. Shinji Mori retired the side in the ninth for his second save of the season as the Japan Series champion Lions snapped a seven-game skid, their longest in five years.