Julio Zuleta hit a grand slam in the sixth inning Tuesday as the Pacific League-leading Softbank Hawks overcame a three-run deficit to beat the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 4-3 for their first victory in three games.
Tony Batista hit a two-out double and Nobuhiko Matsunaka and Kenji Jojima drew back-to-back walks to set up the heroics by Zuleta, who drove a 2-2 forkball from Yukiya Yokoyama (1-4) into the left-field stands of Yahoo Dome.
Zuleta's 30th homer of the season made a winner of Kazumi Saito (11-0), who won his 11th straight decision after allowing three runs on five hits and four walks in seven innings of work.
Takahiro Mahara worked the ninth for his 11th save as the Hawks kept their four-game lead over the second-place Chiba Lotte Marines.