Tomoaki Sato drove in four runs to help lead the Seibu Lions to their first three-game winning streak this season in a 5-2 victory over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Saturday.
Sato had a two-run single in the fifth inning and hit a two-run triple to break a 2-2 tie with two outs in the ninth in Pacific League action at Kleenex Stadium.
Seibu added another run the same frame on reliever Shinichiro Koyama's balk.