YOKOHAMA, Japan (Interstat) — The Yokohama BayStars erased a four-run deficit with a five-run sixth inning and a three-run seventh to defeat the Yomiuri Giants 11-6 on Friday evening at Yokohama Stadium.

Yomiuri jumped ahead in the first inning when Bobby Dalbec hit a grand slam. Takumi Ohshiro added a two-run homer in the seventh to briefly extend the Giants’ lead. Yokohama answered with five runs in the sixth, keyed by a double from Toshiro Miyazaki and a two-run single from Shion Matsuo. In the bottom of the seventh, Ryuki Watarai delivered a pinch-hit three-run home run to cap the comeback.

The game was shortened to seven innings due to a prearranged format. Yokohama outhit Yomiuri 13-11. Hansel Marcelino earned the win with a scoreless seventh inning, striking out two. Eito Tanaka took the loss for the Giants, who fell to 40-36-2. Yokohama improved to 33-43-3. Attendance was 32,445 with a game time of 3 hours, 44 minutes.