Masui Dominates as Swallows Top Giants in Rain-Shortened Contest
TOKYO (Interstat) — Jose Osuna’s three-run homer in the fourth inning powered the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to a 3-1 victory over the Yomiuri Giants in a game called after six innings due to rain Sunday evening at Meiji Jingu Stadium.
The Swallows’ three-run answer came immediately after the Giants scored their lone run on a Yuta Izuguchi sacrifice fly in the top of the fourth. Yakult starter Shohta Masui earned the win, allowing one run and two hits over five innings with four strikeouts. Haruto Inoue took the loss for Yomiuri.
Jose Quijada struck out the side in the sixth for his eighth save. The game, played in 2 hours, 57 minutes before 29,328 fans, improved first-place Yakult to 14-5. Yomiuri fell to 10-9.