Yuya Hasegawa hit a three-run homer, Hayato Terahara had just enough fire in the tank over 5⅓ innings before leaving with an injury, and the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks held off the Yomiuri Giants 3-2 for a two-game sweep in interleague play on Wednesday night.

Terahara (3-3), pitching for the first time this season at the Big Egg, dug himself in and out of trouble but at the end of the night he walked away the winner after the Hawks' vaunted bullpen held its own the rest of the way.

Giants starter Hirokazu Sawamura (2-4) held a bloated 5.00 ERA in 18-plus innings at Tokyo Dome going into Wednesday's game, and trouble came knocking on the right-hander's door from the opening frame.