TOKOROZAWA, Japan (Interstat) — Kengo Yoshida hit two solo home runs for the Nippon-Ham Fighters, but the Seibu Lions rallied for a 4-3 victory Friday evening at Seibu Dome.

Seibu scored the winning run in the ninth inning on Alexander Canario’s solo home run off Kenta Uehara. Canario finished 4 for 5 with a homer and two RBIs. Tyler Nevin drove in two runs with a two-out single in a two-run seventh inning that tied the game.

Yoshida, the Fighters’ center fielder, homered in the fifth and seventh innings and went 2 for 3 with two RBIs. Franmil Reyes hit a solo homer in the first for Nippon-Ham.

Hiroshi Kaino pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn the win for Seibu. Kona Takahashi worked six innings, allowing two runs on six hits while striking out five. Hiromi Itoh took a no-decision after giving up three runs in seven innings for the Fighters.

Uehara was charged with the loss after allowing one run in one-third of an inning. The Lions improved to 44-27-1, while the Fighters fell to 40-33. Attendance was 27,587, and the game lasted 3 hours, 6 minutes.