Right-hander Shota Takeda fanned seven but yielded five runs to Tohoku Rakuten on Sunday as the Eagles toughed out an 8-4 series-winning victory over the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
The last-place Eagles overcame an early tie and a one-run deficit in front of 35,020 at Yafuoku Dome to edge out Takeda (2-4) and the Hawks, who are currently third in the Pacific League standings.
Eagles cleanup batter Carlos Peguero gave the visitors an early lead with an RBI double in the top of the first, but the Hawks equalized in the bottom of the inning when leadoff man Keizo Kawashima crossed the plate on Yuki Yanagita's groundout to second.