Tomoaki Egawa hit a two-run homer in the eighth and drew a bases-loaded walk in the ninth as the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks overcame a six-run deficit on Wednesday to defeat the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 11-10.

The win pushed the Hawks into second place, a half-game ahead of the Chiba Lotte Marines.

"We really didn't give up," Egawa said. "But (as far as the pennant race goes) we're just looking at each game as it comes."