FUKUOKA (Interstat) — SoftBank beat visiting Orix 12-5 on Sunday afternoon at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome. The Hawks scored early and often, then pulled away with a four-run sixth inning. SoftBank finished with 21 hits, while Orix had eight. The Buffaloes scored once in the first and twice each in the third and eighth. Kenta Imamiya went 4 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs, Kensuke Kondoh was 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs, and Yuudai Yamamoto added a home run and three RBIs for SoftBank. Kotaro Kurebayashi went 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs for Orix, while Ryoma Yamanaka doubled and drove in two. Ryosuke Ohtsu earned the win, allowing three earned runs on five hits over five innings with three strikeouts. He improved to 12-5. Taito Takashima took the loss and fell to 7-6. SoftBank improved to 89-48-3; Orix dropped to 65-74-2. The game took 3 hours, 15 minutes before 39,894 at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome.