TOKYO (Interstat) — Hiromasa Funabasama earned the win in relief as the Yomiuri Giants defeated the Yakult Swallows 2-1 on Wednesday evening before 15,286 at Tokyo Dome.

Yomiuri struck first in the bottom of the first inning. Yuta Izuguchi doubled to right-center with no outs and runners on first and second, plating one run. The Swallows answered in the third when Domingo Santana doubled to left-center with one out, scoring a run to tie the game.

The score remained 1-1 until the seventh. With two outs and a runner on second, Go Matsumoto singled to shallow left to drive in what proved to be the winning run.

Yakult starter Yasunobu Okugawa took the loss despite a strong outing, pitching seven innings and allowing two earned runs on eight hits with seven strikeouts. He fell to 3-6.

Funabasama pitched a scoreless inning with one strikeout to improve to 2-1. Raidel Martinez earned his 23rd save with a one-inning appearance.

The Giants outhit the Swallows 9-7. Yomiuri improved to 38-31-2, while Yakult dropped to 38-32-1. The two teams split the two-game series after Yakult won 4-3 on Tuesday.