Jason Standridge allowed a run in 6⅔ innings on Sunday, helping the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka Softbank Hawks snap a four-game losing skid with a 3-1 win over the Seibu Lions.

Before 29,431 at Seibu Dome in Saitama Prefecture, Standridge (11-7) equaled his career best in wins after the bullpen bailed him out of a seventh-inning jam. He surrendered three hits and walked two, while striking out nine in a 104-pitch effort that saw the Hawks finish their road trip on a high note.

"It stinks that we didn't win the series, but we're going home with confidence and we'll be fine," said Standridge.