TOKOROZAWA, Japan (Interstat) — The Nippon-Ham Fighters scored three runs in the ninth inning to beat the Seibu Lions 4-2 on Saturday evening at Seibu Dome. Kengo Yoshida hit a solo home run in the sixth for a 1-0 lead. In the ninth, Taiki Narama doubled in a run, Tatsuki Mizuno tripled in another and Yua Tamiya singled for a third run. Alexander Canario homered for the Lions in the bottom half, but the rally fell short. Sachiya Yamasaki earned star honors, allowing one earned run on six hits over six innings with two strikeouts. Hiroya Shimamoto pitched a scoreless ninth for the win, improving to 2-0. Chihiro Sumida took the loss, falling to 6-4, after giving up four earned runs on nine hits over 8 2/3 innings while striking out 11. Kota Tatsu recorded his second save despite allowing a run. Nippon-Ham had 10 hits; Seibu had eight. Attendance was 27,614. The game lasted 2 hours, 49 minutes. Nippon-Ham improved to 34-38; Seibu dropped to 41-31-1.