Left-hander Takayuki Kato threw five solid innings and Yushi Shimizu drove in three runs as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters hammered the Seibu Lions 10-3 in the Pacific League on Friday.
Kato (1-2) allowed a hit and three walks, while striking out one. He pitched three perfect innings before issuing a pair of walks with two outs in the fourth.
He got Tomoya Mori to ground out to close the frame without any damage but surrendered a solo home run to Takeya Nakamura in the fifth.