Kenta Nakanishi and Hiroki Kokubo homered to lead the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks to a 7-3 win over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Tuesday.
The Hawks extended their winning streak to five games with the win at Yahoo Dome.
Nakanishi hit his first career homer that turned a one-run deficit into a 2-1 lead in the fourth and Kokubo made it 3-1 with his drive in the fifth, followed by consecutive RBI doubles by Takeshi Tsuji, Kenta Nakanishi and Katsuki Yamazaki.