TOKYO (Interstat) — The Yomiuri Giants edged the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3-2 on Friday night at Tokyo Dome, overcoming a 10-hit attack by the visitors. A crowd of 41,793 saw the Giants build an early lead and hold on.

Yomiuri scored on an RBI double by Riku Masuda in the second inning and another by Yuta Izuguchi in the third. Trey Cabbage’s solo home run in the seventh provided the decisive run. Yakult scored on a fourth-inning sacrifice fly by Shu Masuda and an eighth-inning groundout by Yudai Koga but stranded multiple runners.

Winning pitcher Kazuyuki Takemaru (2-1) allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings. Yakult’s Kojiro Yoshimura (1-2) took the loss despite a complete-game effort, yielding two earned runs over seven frames. Raidel Martinez earned his third save. Yakult fell to 8-4, while Yomiuri improved to 7-5.