Shogo Akiyama drove in two runs to give the Seibu Lions the lead in a 4-2 victory over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Tuesday.
Akiyama turned a one-run deficit into a one-run lead in the bottom of the fifth on a bases-loaded single off starter Bryan Rodriguez.
"I was just focused on hitting at any cost," Akiyama said. "We need to keep taking one game at a time. We just need to keep preparing for them as they come."