YOKOHAMA, Japan (Interstat) — The Yokohama BayStars held off the Yomiuri Giants 5-4 on Friday night in a Central League matchup at Yokohama Stadium. Yomiuri took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, but Yokohama responded with two runs in both the first and second innings to build a 4-1 advantage. The Giants tied the game in the fifth on a two-run home run by Kazuma Okamoto, who finished with three RBIs. The BayStars scored the decisive run in the seventh inning to secure the win before a crowd of 33,647. Daita Miyagi earned the win for Yokohama, while Kota Nakagawa took the loss. Hiromu Ise recorded his 13th save. The victory improved the BayStars to 70-65-4, and the Giants fell to 67-69-3.