YOKOHAMA, Japan (Interstat) — Haruto Inoue pitched seven strong innings and Trey Cabbage drove in a run as the Yomiuri Giants defeated the Yokohama BayStars 2-1 on Sunday evening at Yokohama Stadium.

Inoue allowed two hits and struck out six without an earned run, improving to 6-5. Raidel Martinez earned his 22nd save with a scoreless ninth. Cabbage went 3 for 3 with an RBI single in the second inning that gave Yomiuri a 1-0 lead. Inoue added a sacrifice fly in the fourth for a 2-0 advantage.

Yokohama’s Masaki Mimori doubled home a run in the eighth, but the BayStars could not complete the rally. Yutaro Ishida (3-8) took the loss, allowing two runs on seven hits over six innings, striking out four.

Yomiuri outhit Yokohama 10-5. The Giants improved to 37-30-2, while the BayStars fell to 27-41-2. The game lasted 3 hours, 8 minutes before a crowd of 31,222.