SAPPORO (Interstat) — Franmil Reyes drove in three runs with a double, a single and a solo home run as the Nippon-Ham Fighters defeated the Seibu Lions 5-4 on Saturday afternoon at Sapporo Dome. Reyes’ two-out double in the first inning and Yuki Nomura’s two-run homer later in the frame gave the Fighters a quick lead. Tyler Nevin answered for Seibu with solo home runs in the second and fourth innings, and Natsuo Takizawa and Alexander Canario added solo shots in the third to put the Lions ahead 4-3. Reyes singled in a run in the third and homered in the eighth to put Nippon-Ham ahead for good. Seigi Tanaka pitched a scoreless seventh inning to earn the win, his first against one loss. Taisei Yanagawa notched his 10th save with a perfect ninth. Hiroshi Kaino took the loss, falling to 1-2. Seibu outhit Nippon-Ham 7-4 but could not hold the lead. Attendance was 31,112. The game lasted 2 hours, 44 minutes. Nippon-Ham improved to 21-22; Seibu fell to 23-18-1.