NAGOYA (Interstat) — Miguel Sano hit two home runs and drove in five runs as the Chunichi Dragons defeated the Yomiuri Giants 11-2 on Saturday at Nagoya Dome.

Sano keyed a five-run third inning with a three-run homer. Yuki Okabayashi went 3 for 4 with a solo homer and two RBIs, and Yuma Fukumoto added a two-run double during a two-run seventh. Chunichi also scored twice in the first, once in the second and once in the fifth. The Dragons scored in five of the first seven innings.

Kyle Muller allowed three hits over seven shutout innings, striking out five, to improve to 5-6. Kazuyuki Takemaru took the loss, falling to 8-9.

Yomiuri’s Go Matsumoto hit a two-run homer in the eighth for his team’s only runs. The Giants managed eight hits, while the Dragons collected 13. Attendance was 36,697, and the game took 2:55.

Chunichi improved to 46-61. Yomiuri fell to 56-48-2.