Yuichi Honda and Yuya Hasegawa drove in two runs apiece Thursday as the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks beat the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 7-5 to pick up their fifth win in six games.
Honda led off the game with his first home run of the season and added an RBI double in the eighth inning while Hasegawa had a two-run double in the seventh among his three hits in interleague play at Jingu Stadium.
Kenji Otonari (7-5) won his fourth straight decision after giving up five runs and 10 hits in 6 1/3 innings. Akihiro Yanase earned his third save with a perfect ninth.
Shohei Tateyama (6-2) was charged with three runs in five innings and took his first loss since April 16, ending his personal winning streak at six. Norichika Aoki drove in three runs with a pair of doubles for Yakult.