TOKYO (Interstat) — Sean Reynolds earned the win as the Yokohama BayStars beat the Yomiuri Giants 2-1 on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, at Tokyo Dome.

The Giants took a 1-0 lead in the sixth inning when Go Matsumoto singled to shallow left with two outs, driving in a runner from second. Yokohama tied it in the eighth on Yoshitomo Tsutsugoh’s two-out single to shallow center. With the bases loaded and two outs in the 10th, Asahi Miyashita singled to shallow right, scoring the go-ahead run.

Reynolds pitched a scoreless inning of relief and improved to 4-1. Yuji Akahoshi took the loss and fell to 6-3. Masaki Iwata recorded the save, his first.

Yokohama starter Katsuki Azuma allowed one earned run and four hits over seven innings while striking out seven. Yomiuri starter Yuhi Nishidate struck out 10 over six innings, allowing three hits with no earned runs. Yokohama finished with nine hits, Yomiuri had four.

Yokohama’s record rose to 55-62-3, while Yomiuri dropped to 64-55-2. Attendance was 31,988, and the game lasted 3 hours, 29 minutes.