Yomiuri 4, at Yokohama 3

YOKOHAMA, Japan (Interstat) — Shunsuke Sasaki launched a first-inning grand slam and Haruto Inoue pitched six solid innings as the Yomiuri Giants held off the Yokohama BayStars 4-3 on Sunday evening at Yokohama Stadium. Sasaki, who had been mired in a slump with only one hit in his previous seven at-bats and no plate appearances in two of the last three games, delivered the decisive blow with two outs in the first inning. After Shunsuke Urata walked and stole second, Yukinori Kishida walked and Misaki Sasahara walked to load the bases, Sasaki drove a 1-0 pitch from Kentaro Shinogi over… Read more...