YOKOHAMA (Interstat) — The Yokohama BayStars defeated the Chunichi Dragons 7-3 on Tuesday night, Sept. 22, 2026, at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, Japan. Chunichi opened with two first-inning runs and added one in the fourth, but Yokohama answered with a three-run burst, one run in the second and three in the third. Both teams finished with nine hits. Shugo Maki went 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs, Keita Sano drove in two runs, and Jerar Encarnacion added two hits and an RBI for Yokohama. Hiroki Fukunaga led Chunichi, going 3 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs. Katsuki Azuma earned the win, allowing three earned runs over five innings with four walks and one strikeout, improving to 12-5. Kyle Muller took the loss and fell to 7-8. Sho Kusaka pitched two scoreless innings in relief for Chunichi. Yokohama improved to 67-66-3, while Chunichi dropped to 59-77-2. The game drew 33,443 fans and lasted 3 hours, 26 minutes.