The Chiba Lotte Marines belted out five runs off three Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks relievers in the eighth inning and snapped their five-game losing streak on Sunday with a 7-5 win over the Pacific League leaders.

SoftBank's Robert Suarez (1-5) took the loss after facing just four batters in the eighth at Yafuoku Dome. With runners on first and second, one out in a 4-2 game, Alfredo Despaigne grounded deep to short for a single and bowled over Hawks first baseman Seiichi Uchikawa, who spilled the ball, allowing a run to score.

Side-arm lefty Masahiko Morifuku came in to face Daichi Suzuki, who hammered a single to tie it. Ryota Igarashi, the Hawks third pitcher of the inning, surrendered a sacrifice fly to fellow former big leaguer, Tadahito Iguchi, that gave Lotte the lead.