Rei Takahashi pitched seven solid innings on Sunday, and his Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks teammates blasted seven home runs in an 11-1 Pacific League win over the Chiba Lotte Marines.
A day after suffering their second straight loss to the Marines, the Hawks offense pulled off a strong comeback to salvage the final game of their three-game series at Yafuoku Dome.
Takahashi (2-0) limited the visitors to two hits, a walk and two hit batters, while striking out four in a 114-pitch effort. He worked five scoreless innings until Shohei Kato, who reached base with a double, scored on center fielder Yuki Yanagita's error in the sixth.