SoftBank 11, at Nippon-Ham 7

SAPPORO, Japan (Interstat) — The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks unleashed a relentless 17-hit offensive barrage, scoring in four separate innings to overpower the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 11-7 on Sunday afternoon and evening at Sapporo Dome, securing a series victory and moving three games above .500. A crowd of 30,844 watched a game that lasted 4 hours, 11 minutes and defied pregame projections, as the Hawks easily covered as road underdogs and the combined 18 runs sailed over the posted total. The most important sequence of the game arrived in the top of the seventh inning, with SoftBank clinging to a 6-5… Read more...