Wataru Karashima pitched into the seventh inning as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles got past the Orix Buffaloes 4-2 in the Pacific League on Sunday afternoon.

Karashima (8-5) allowed two runs on four hits. Locating his fastball and throwing his changeup for effect, the lefty struck out five without issuing a walk. Three relievers finished off with Hiroyuki Fukuyama earning his fifth save in the place of injured closer Yuki Matsui.

Hiroaki Shimauchi and Zelous Wheeler each drove in two runs off Orix right-hander Yuki Nishi (5-6), who allowed four hits and two walks over seven innings.