Hisashi Iwakuma delivered the goods in his first complete game of the season as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles rallied to beat the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 2-1 on Saturday.
Akihito Fujii had a bases-loaded tying single with one out in the sixth inning and pinch-hitter Fernando Seguignol followed with a sacrifice fly for the go-ahead run at Kleenex Stadium.
Iwakuma (5-1) got off to a shady start, surrendering a first-inning RBI double to Jose Ortiz but settled down later. He scattered seven hits, struck out six and walked two. Yasushi Kamiuchi (2-1) took the loss.