Lotte 2, at SoftBank 7

FUKUOKA, Japan (Interstat) — Kensuke Kondoh hit two three-run home runs and drove in six runs to lead the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 7-2 victory over the Chiba Lotte Marines on Sunday afternoon and evening at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome. Kondoh provided the decisive blows in the first and fifth innings, each time clearing the right-field wall with a runner on second and third. The first homer erased a scoreless start for Lotte starter Kazuya Ojima, who had retired the first two batters before issuing a walk to Tomoya Masaki and hitting Ukyo Shuto with a pitch. Kondoh’s blast gave… Read more...