Seiji Uebayashi's third-inning, three-run homer brought the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks from behind in a 5-3 win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Monday evening.
Before a crowd of 46,808, the largest announced at Tokyo Dome this season, the Hawks overturned a 3-0 deficit in the third against Fighters rookie Yuki Yoshida (0-2).
The right-hander struggled after two outs in each of the first two innings, but got hammered from the start of the third, beginning with a leadoff double by catcher Takuya Kai.