Carter Stewart Jr. had his best game as a pro, Atsuki Taneichi threw a 96-pitch complete game, Nippon Ham’s ace got hit, but the Fighters came back against tough rookie Natsuki Takeuchi, while in Nagoya, a veteran pitching-dual made Nagoya Dome party like it was 2020, minus the COVID…

Sunday’s games:

Hawks 5, Eagles 2: At Fukuoka “Your company’s name can go here” Dome, Carter Stewart Jr. (7-2) won his sixth straight decision, striking out eight while walking two and allowing two singles over seven scoreless innings. Hotaka Yamakawa hit his 22nd home run, his third in three games, a two-run shot off Ryota Takinaka (1-4) in the fourth inning. Yamakawa doubled in the Hawks’ two-run sixth, too.