A day after suffering their first loss of the season, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks returned the favor, beating the previously unbeaten Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 15-4 in the Pacific League on Wednesday afternoon.

Yuya Hasegawa, making his first start of the season for the Hawks, broke the ice in the second with a two-run triple and tripled in another run during the Hawks' two-run fourth.

"All this time I've wanted to get into the batter's box, so I was fired up," said Hasegawa, who drew a walk in his third plate appearance.