The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks broke an eighth-inning tie to claim a 9-7 win against the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in the only Pacific League game on Thursday.
Fukuoka's Akira Nakamura delivered a run-scoring single in the eighth to put his team ahead 8-7.
Hawks starter Shota Takeda allowed seven hits and six runs and Livan Moinelo yielded a tying run, but the rest of the Hawks' bullpen combined for 3-1/3 solid innings at Sapporo Dome.