Hirofumi Ogawa hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning Thursday and lifted the Yokohama BayStars to a 4-2 victory over the Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium.
Central League WonLostTiedPct.GB Yakult 70 49 5 .588 - Yomiuri 71 59 2 .546 4.5 Hiroshima 58 58 7 .500 10.5 Yokohama 57 62 3 .479 13.0 Chunichi 58 64 4 .475 13.5 Hanshin 51 73 1 .411 21.5 Pacific League WonLostTiedPct.GB Kintetsu 73 58 2 .557 - Daiei 71 61 1 .538 2.5 Seibu 72 62 0 .537 2.5 Orix 64 63 4 .504 7.0 Lotte 61 68 2 .473 11.0 Nippon Ham 50 79 3 .388 22.0
The Yokohama win halted the club's seven-game losing streak to the Swallows while ending Yakult's current winning streak at four.