YOKOHAMA (Interstat) — Shion Matsuo opened the bottom of the 12th inning with a double to right-center, Takuma Hayashi was intentionally walked, and Takeru Furuichi’s sacrifice bunt to the pitcher was misplayed for an error as the Yokohama BayStars beat the Yomiuri Giants 4-3 in 12 innings Monday night at Yokohama Stadium.

The game lasted 4 hours, 43 minutes and drew 32,540. Yokohama improved to 63-63-3. Yomiuri fell to 70-58-2. Chihaya Sasaki earned the win in relief and is 1-0. Raidel Martinez took the loss and is 4-4.

Yokohama took the first lead in the opening inning. Ryuki Watarai grounded out to second and Tatsuo Ebina grounded out to shortstop before Shugo Maki hit a solo home run to left. Yoshitomo Tsutsugoh followed with a double to center, but Keita Sano grounded out to second to end the inning.

The BayStars added another run in the second. Tomoya Inoue struck out looking before Takuma Hayashi homered to right-center. Yasutaka Tobashira singled to shallow right, and Kentaro Taira moved him with a sacrifice bunt to first. Ryuki Watarai popped out to right to end the inning.

Yomiuri threatened in the second. Takumi Ohshiro grounded out to first, Go Matsumoto grounded out to shortstop, and Shunsuke Sasaki doubled on the right line. Riku Masuda was intentionally walked, but Yuhi Nishidate struck out swinging. The Giants also put two runners aboard in the third when Yuta Izuguchi walked and Bobby Dalbec singled, but Ohshiro lined out to second.

Yokohama loaded the bases in the fourth. Yasutaka Tobashira singled over the right side, Taira reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt to the pitcher, and Ryuki Watarai walked. Tatsuo Ebina lined out to second, and Shugo Maki struck out swinging to keep the BayStars from scoring.

Yomiuri broke through with power later in the game. Takumi Ohshiro hit a two-run home run to right, and Riku Masuda added a solo home run to left. The Giants moved ahead 3-2. Ohshiro went 2 for 6 with one home run and two RBIs. Masuda went 2 for 4 with one home run and one RBI. Hayashi went 1 for 5 with one home run and one RBI for Yokohama.

In the fifth, Yomiuri’s rally started with Raito Nakayama’s walk and Yuta Izuguchi’s single. Bobby Dalbec grounded into a double play, but Ohshiro followed with a two-run homer. Go Matsumoto singled, and Shunsuke Sasaki grounded out to first. In the sixth, Masuda homered, Yusei Ishizuka walked, Urata sacrificed, but Nakayama struck out and Dalbec flew out to right.

The BayStars answered in the seventh. Shugo Maki walked and Yoshitomo Tsutsugoh singled to shallow center, putting runners on first and third. Keita Sano grounded out to second, scoring Maki to tie the game at 3. Asahi Miyashita grounded out to the pitcher, and Hayashi grounded out to second.

Both teams had chances in the late innings. Yomiuri put a runner on in the ninth when Yuta Izuguchi singled, but Bobby Dalbec lined out to shortstop. In the 11th, Shunsuke Urata singled and stole second, but Raito Nakayama struck out looking. In the 12th, Bobby Dalbec was hit by a pitch and Go Matsumoto singled, but the Giants could not push a run across.

Yokohama left runners aboard in the eighth, ninth and 10th. Yasutaka Tobashira singled in the eighth, but Masaki Mimori struck out, Ryuki Watarai walked, Tatsuo Ebina lined out and Shugo Maki struck out. In the ninth, Keita Sano singled and Toshiro Miyazaki walked, but Hayashi flew out and Takeru Furuichi struck out. The BayStars went down in order in the 10th and 11th before the 12th.

Kentaro Taira started for Yokohama and worked five innings, allowing two earned runs on eight hits with three walks and three strikeouts. Kenta Ishida followed with two scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out three. Hiromu Ise pitched a scoreless inning with one strikeout. Naoki Wakamatsu recorded one out without allowing a hit or an earned run. Masumi Hamachi pitched a scoreless inning and allowed one hit. Chihaya Sasaki pitched a scoreless inning and allowed one hit. Sean Reynolds pitched a scoreless inning, allowed one hit and struck out one.

For Yomiuri, Takumi Ohshiro went 2 for 6 with a home run and two RBIs. Riku Masuda went 2 for 4 with a home run and one RBI. Shunsuke Sasaki doubled, and Yuta Izuguchi and Bobby Dalbec each singled. Shunsuke Urata singled in the 11th and stole second. Go Matsumoto also singled during the 12th-inning rally.

Shugo Maki hit a solo home run and scored the tying run in the seventh. Yoshitomo Tsutsugoh doubled and singled. Keita Sano drove in the tying run. Yasutaka Tobashira had multiple singles for Yokohama. Takuma Hayashi homered and also drew an intentional walk in the 12th. Takeru Furuichi’s sacrifice bunt in the 12th led to the decisive error.

Yomiuri and Yokohama each finished with 14 hits. Yokohama made three sacrifice hits. The BayStars’ bullpen held the Giants scoreless after the sixth. Yomiuri’s relief corps kept the BayStars off the scoreboard from the eighth through the 11th before the decisive 12th.

The Giants had won four of their previous six games before Monday. They had beaten Hanshin and Chunichi at home earlier in September and had won three of four against Hiroshima. The BayStars had won five of their previous seven, including a 5-0 win over Yomiuri on Sunday. The teams are scheduled to meet again Tuesday at Yokohama Stadium before Yomiuri returns home for a series against Chunichi. Yokohama is next set to visit Tokyo Yakult on Thursday before returning home for two games against the Swallows.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Yokohama 7, Yomiuri 5. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Yokohama with a 53.2 percent probability to win.