Kenta Imamiya equalized early and later drove in the go-ahead runs that sparked a ninth-inning charge as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks rallied for an 8-4 win over the Orix Buffaloes.
Making his third career start, SoftBank rookie Kotaro Otake retired his first two batters at Kyocera Dome but got into a bases-loaded jam and gave up a run after walking Takahiro Okada with the bases loaded.
In the third, Taisei Makihara singled against Orix lefty Takahiro Matsuba and reached second on a groundout, and Imamiya bounced a double off the center field wall to drive in the tying run.