Motohiro Shima delivered a game-tying, eighth-inning RBI double and Takero Okajima doubled in the winning run in the ninth as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles rallied to beat the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4-3 on Thursday.
Okajima, who walked and scored the tying run in the eighth, doubled off right-hander Yuito Mori (0-2) to end the 4-hour, 4-minute game at Rakuten Seimei Park. Toshiaki Imae led off the inning with a single and scored the winning run.
"I went up the plate with a strong determination to hit since we all worked together to create that scoring opportunity," said Okajima, who is now batting .207. "I haven't been pulling my weight lately, so I really wanted to get a hit."