Yudai Ono went the distance and Ryosuke Hirata hit a two-run home run in the eighth to lift the Chunichi Dragons past the Seibu Lions 4-2 on Saturday in the interleague action.
Ono (3-2) allowed two runs on five hits and four walks, striking out nine in a 145-pitch outing. The lefty missed almost two months with elbow discomfort but lost his first game back against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles a week ago.
Hirata drew two walks and flied out in his first three at-bats before he hit a one-out homer off Seibu reliever Hirotaka Koishi (0-1) for the decisive runs at Seibu Prince Dome.