SAPPORO, Japan (Interstat) — Kensuke Kondoh’s three-run homer capped a five-run sixth inning as the SoftBank Hawks defeated the Nippon-Ham Fighters 6-3 on Saturday at Sapporo Dome.

Naoyuki Uwasawa earned the win, allowing two runs over seven strong innings for the Hawks. The Fighters’ Kota Yazawa opened the scoring with a first-inning solo shot, but Yuki Yanagita tied it with a homer in the fourth before SoftBank’s decisive rally.

Hiromi Itoh took the loss for Nippon-Ham. Both teams collected nine hits. The Hawks improved to 9-4, while the Fighters fell to 7-6. The game took 3 hours, 34 minutes before a crowd of 31,575.