TOKOROZAWA, Japan (Interstat) — Rodolfo Castro hit two home runs and drove in both runs as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters defeated the Saitama Seibu Lions 2-1 on Tuesday night at Seibu Dome.

Castro doubled in a run in the fifth inning and added a solo homer in the ninth, accounting for all of his team’s offense. The Fighters managed five hits total, while the Lions were held to one hit.

Seibu took a 1-0 lead in the first on Shinya Hasegawa’s solo homer. But Nippon-Ham starter Haruki Hosono settled in, allowing just that one hit over 7 2/3 innings with six strikeouts. Taisho Tamai got the win with one-third of an inning of relief, improving to 1-0. Taisei Yanagawa pitched a scoreless ninth for his sixth save.

Seibu starter Yutaro Watanabe threw eight innings, allowing four hits and one earned run with six strikeouts but did not factor in the decision. Hakua Iwaki took the loss, falling to 0-1. The Lions made two sacrifice hits and grounded into two double plays.

Attendance was 26,010, and the game lasted 2 hours, 50 minutes. Nippon-Ham improved to 12-15, while Seibu fell to 12-14-1.