
Backed by three home runs, the Rakuten Eagles held off the SoftBank Hawks behind six strong innings from veteran Takayuki Kishi in their 3-2 Pacific League win on Sunday.Kishi (2-0) won for the first time since his July 4 season debut. He allowed one run on four hits and a walk while striking out five.He surrendered the early lead on a third-inning solo home run by Hawks catcher Takuya Kai, but home runs by rookie Daichi Suzuki and slugger Stefen Romero put the right-hander in front.SoftBank starter Shuta Ishikawa (6-3) allowed two runs over eight innings to take the loss.The Hawks threatened …