| Central League | |||||
| Won | Lost | Tied | Pct. | GB | |
| Yomiuri | 35 | 29 | 0 | .547 | - |
| Yakult | 31 | 28 | 1 | .525 | 1.5 |
| Chunichi | 32 | 30 | 0 | .5161 | 2.0 |
| Hiroshima | 33 | 31 | 1 | .5156 | 2.0 |
| Yokohama | 27 | 32 | 1 | .458 | 5.5 |
| Hanshin | 27 | 35 | 1 | .435 | 7.0 |
| Pacific League | |||||
| Won | Lost | Tied | Pct. | GB | |
| Seibu | 33 | 26 | 2 | .559 | - |
| Daiei | 35 | 28 | 1 | .556 | - |
| Nippon Ham | 35 | 30 | 1 | .538 | 1.0 |
| Orix | 29 | 27 | 1 | .518 | 2.5 |
| Kintetsu | 27 | 36 | 0 | .429 | 8.0 |
| Lotte | 26 | 38 | 1 | .406 | 9.5 |
Takuro Ishii homered and Takanori Suzuki provided the game-winning single in the seventh inning Sunday as the Yokohama BayStars came from behind and notched their fourth straight win with a 2-1 victory over the Yomiuri Giants.
The victory gave the BayStars a sweep of their weekend series at home with the Central League leaders as they continue to dig out from a seven-game losing streak earlier this month.
Yokohama starter Hiroki Nomura spotted the Giants a one-run lead in the second inning, but Ishii came back with his seventh homer of the season in the bottom of the third to knot the score.
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