Lefty Mitsuo Yoshikawa pitched two-run ball over five innings and rookie catcher Shota Ono hit a two-run homer as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters rallied in an 8-4 preseason victory over the Chunichi Dragons on Saturday.

Yoshikawa allowed two hits, struck out four and walked two to set the pace at Sapporo Dome.

Ono went deep to left off Chunichi starter Daisuke Yamai to highlight a six-run fifth as Nippon Ham turned a 2-1 deficit into a 7-2 lead. Former Colorado Rockies minor league infielder Tony Blanco had a solo blast among two hits for the Dragons.

In other action, right-hander Fumiya Nishiguchi struggled with his velocity in three rocky innings and Takumi Kuriyama went 3-for-4 to help the Seibu Lions down the Hanshin Tigers 7-3 at Skymark Stadium.