NAGOYA, Japan (Interstat) — Miguel Sano hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning Thursday night, lifting the Chunichi Dragons to a 2-1 victory over the Yomiuri Giants.

Sano’s drive to left field at Nagoya Dome with one out scored Mikiya Tanaka and provided all the offense the Dragons needed before a crowd of 36,646. Yomiuri managed only four hits against winning pitcher Yudai Ohno and the Chunichi bullpen, scoring its lone run in the ninth inning.

Ohno earned the win, improving to 1-0. Yomiuri’s Takahiro Norimoto took the loss, falling to 0-1. The game lasted just 2 hours, 14 minutes. Chunichi improved to 1-5, while Yomiuri fell to 3-3.