OSAKA, Japan (Interstat) — The Yomiuri Giants held off a late rally to defeat the Hanshin Tigers 4-3 on Tuesday night at Osaka Dome. Yomiuri built an early lead with two runs in the second inning on RBI hits from Takumi Ohshiro and Riku Masuda. Hanshin tied the game with a three-run seventh, highlighted by Nozomu Takatera’s two-run single. Ohshiro put Yomiuri ahead for good with a solo home run in the eighth, and an insurance run in the ninth proved vital. Yomiuri starter Takahiro Norimoto threw six scoreless innings, allowing just two hits. Taisei Ota earned the win in relief before Raidel Martinez secured the save before a crowd of 42,603. The loss dropped Hanshin’s record to 11-5, while Yomiuri improved to 8-7.