Yuki Yanagita erupted for five RBIs as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks hammered the Chiba Lotte Marines for the second straight day on Saturday, winning 14-3 to stay at the top of the Pacific-League standings.

Yanagita, who had four RBIs on Friday in the Hawks' 11-3 rout of the Mariners, was again at the center of SoftBank's offense. He singled in a run in both the first and second innings before a three-run blast over the left-center field wall in the third off Lotte rookie Ryota Sekiya (4-4).

Hawks starter Kodai Senga (11-1) continued his impressive form, winning his third straight start and holding Lotte to two solo homers over six innings. The right-hander allowed five hits, two walks and hit a batter in a 99-pitch effort.