BayStars, Giants play to 11-inning tie
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Interstat) — The Yokohama BayStars and Yomiuri Giants played to a 2-1 tie Friday night at Yokohama Stadium, completing 11 innings under NPB tie rules. Yomiuri scored in the fourth inning on a solo home run by Trey Cabbage. Yokohama tied it in the eighth on a Toshiro Miyazaki groundout. The BayStars took a one-run lead in the 11th on a Yasutaka Tobashira double, but per NPB regulations the game ended in a draw. Yokohama had 11 hits to Yomiuri’s four. Masahiro Tanaka pitched 6.2 scoreless innings for the Giants, allowing eight hits with three strikeouts. Koh Nakagawa earned the win with a perfect inning of relief, while Yuji Akahoshi took the loss. Yomiuri’s season record stands at 12-10, Yokohama at 11-10. Attendance was 33,481, and the game lasted 3 hours, 47 minutes.