OSAKA, Japan (Interstat) — The Yokohama BayStars erupted for three first-inning runs Wednesday night and defeated the Hanshin Tigers 4-1 at Osaka Dome, securing their first win of the season.

Yokohama sent eight batters to the plate in the first. Yoshitomo Tsutsugoh and Keita Sano delivered run-scoring singles. Toshiro Miyazaki added a solo homer in the third. Hanshin’s only run came on Shota Morishita’s sixth-inning home run.

Yokohama’s bullpen sealed the win, with Yasuaki Yamasaki earning a clean save. Five Hanshin relievers combined for 4 1/3 scoreless innings, highlighted by Yuya Ishiguro’s four strikeouts over two frames. Attendance was 36,148. The BayStars improved to 1-4, while the Tigers fell to 3-2.