Fernando Seguignol hit a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters edged the Seibu Lions 4-3 on Thursday to reduce their magic number for the Pacific League title to three.
Carp second baseman Akihiro Higashide (right) safely scores a run on a Kenta Kurihara sacrifice fly in the fourth inning against the Swallows at Hiroshima Stadium on Thursday. Hiroshima cruised past Tokyo Yakult 7-3.KYODO PHOTO