Hideaki Wakui pitched seven sharp innings and Hisashi Takayama drove in three runs to back up the Seibu ace as the Pacific League-leading Lions beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 4-2 on Saturday afternoon.
Wakui (14-7) held Lotte to one run and three hits — all in the first two innings — for his first win in four starts. The right-hander struck out five and walked one at Seibu Dome.
Takayama had a two-run double and an RBI single in his first two at-bats, giving Seibu a 3-1 lead after three innings.