Yomiuri slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara hit a two-run homer off Yokohama starter Satoru Komiyama (6-5) in the sixth inning as the Giants put an end to the BayStars' winning streak at nine with a 4-3 victory on Friday night at Yokohama Stadium.
Darrell May gave up four hits and one run over six innings for his seventh decision, and first since July 3.
Trailing 4-1 in the bottom of the ninth, Ryoji Aikawa hit a sacrifice fly and Hitoshi Nakane singled home a run to cut Yomiuri's lead to 4-3.
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