Kotaro Kiyomiya broke an eighth-inning tie with a bases-loaded RBI single on Sunday, lifting the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters to a 7-5 Pacific League win over the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
The second-year slugger knocked a high 0-2 fork ball through the infield, driving in two runs off rookie right-hander Hiroshi Kaino (2-5) at Sapporo Dome.
The Hawks claimed a comfortable four-run lead in the third inning, but the Fighters mounted a huge comeback. The visitors dropped to second place after the Saitama Seibu Lions defeated the Chiba Lotte Marines later in the day.