Pinch-hitter Domingo Martinez hit a tiebreaking base-clearing double in the five-run seventh inning, helping the Yomiuri Giants down the Chunichi Dragons 9-3 at the Nagoya Dome in the only Sunday night game in Japanese pro baseball.
South Korean pitcher Chung Min Chul relieved in the fifth inning with none out and gave up two hits over two innings for his first win in Japan in the CL contest.