TOKOROZAWA, Japan (Interstat) — An-Ko Lin launched a solo home run in the bottom of the 10th inning Sunday evening, giving the Saitama Seibu Lions a 2-1 victory over the Chiba Lotte Marines in a game dominated by pitching.

The Marines broke a scoreless tie in the ninth on Misho Nishikawa’s RBI single, but the Lions answered with two outs in the bottom half on Sosuke Genda’s run-scoring single to force extras. Lin then won it with his one-out blast off reliever Sam Long.

Starters Koshiro Hiroike of Lotte and Kaima Taira of Seibu were brilliant, each tossing seven scoreless innings. The Marines outhit the Lions 8-3 but went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position.

Shinnosuke Hada earned the win for Seibu (6-8-1). Long took the loss for Lotte (5-10). Attendance at Seibu Dome was 26,180. Time of game was 3:08.