Seiichi Uchikawa scored the winning run with a seventh-inning homer as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks came back to beat the Orix Buffaloes 3-1 in the Pacific League on Monday, giving rookie pitcher Keisuke Izumi his first professional victory.
Izumi (1-0) picked up the win at Tokyo Dome after pitching two solid innings of relief from the top of the sixth.
After surrendering an RBI to his first batter, the 22-year-old right-hander retired six straight to help the Hawks extend their head-to-head win streak against Orix to three.