SAPPORO, Japan (Interstat) — The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters erupted for 15 hits in a 12-3 rout of the Orix Buffaloes on Friday night at Sapporo Dome.

Hiromi Itoh earned the win with six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out five. Chusei Mannami’s three-run homer highlighted a five-run sixth inning, and Tatsuki Mizuno added a three-run double.

Orix scored all its runs late, with Ryo Ohta hitting a two-run homer in the eighth. The Fighters improved to 3-4, while the Buffaloes fell to 4-3. Attendance was 29,933.