TOKOROZAWA, Japan (Interstat) — Tyler Nevin hit a walk-off home run in the 10th inning to give the Seibu Lions a 4-3 victory over the Nippon-Ham Fighters on Wednesday evening at Seibu Dome.

The Fighters took an early lead, scoring one run in the first and two in the second. The Lions responded with two runs in the third and one in the fourth to tie the game. The score remained deadlocked until Nevin’s solo shot off Seigi Tanaka.

Tanaka (1-3) took the loss, allowing one earned run on one hit in one-third of an inning. Hiromi Itoh started for Nippon-Ham and struck out eight over six innings, permitting three earned runs on eight hits. Taishi Mameda (1-0) earned the win with a scoreless 10th for Seibu. Kaima Taira started for the Lions, striking out six over five innings while allowing three earned runs on five hits.

The Lions improved to 52-37-1, while the Fighters fell to 51-42. Attendance was 27,489. The game lasted 3 hours, 31 minutes.