FUKUOKA, Japan (Interstat) — Kensuke Kondoh homered twice and drove in six runs, powering the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 7-2 victory over the Chiba Lotte Marines on Sunday afternoon at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome.

Kondoh delivered a three-run blast in the first inning and added another three-run shot in the fifth, putting the Hawks ahead for good. Ryoya Kurihara added a solo homer in the eighth. SoftBank collected six hits and improved to 43-32-2, while Lotte fell to 37-35-3.

Lotte scored its only runs in the third on a two-run double by Kyota Fujiwara, but managed just five hits. Kazuya Ojima (2-5) took the loss after allowing three earned runs over three innings with four strikeouts.

Haru Matsumoto (5-2) earned the win for SoftBank, pitching five innings and allowing two earned runs on four hits with five strikeouts. Five Hawks relievers combined for four scoreless innings, with Gota Suzuki, Yuki Matsumoto, Yuki Tsumori, and Roberto Osuna each working a hitless frame. Lotte’s Koshiro Sakamoto and Fumiya Ono each tossed a scoreless inning.

The game lasted 2 hours, 49 minutes in front of 40,122 fans.