FUKUOKA (Interstat) — Tomoya Masaki went 3 for 5 with two home runs and four RBIs, powering SoftBank past Lotte 7-4 on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 13, 2026, at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome. Masaki doubled in a run and homered twice. Yuudai Yamamoto added two RBIs for SoftBank, which finished with 10 hits. Lotte had eight hits, including Koki Yamaguchi’s solo home run. Gota Suzuki earned the win in relief. Kazuki Sugiyama recorded his 32nd save, and Joey Lucchesi took the loss. Darwinzon Hernandez and Roberto Osuna also threw scoreless innings for SoftBank. SoftBank improved to 81-46-3, while Lotte dropped to 58-65-3. The Hawks scored three runs in the second, two in the third and two in the fifth. The Marines scored one in the second and three in the fourth. The game drew 39,894 fans and lasted 2 hours, 52 minutes. The win was SoftBank’s third straight over Lotte.