Takeshi Nakamura connected for three homers Friday as the last-place Yokohama BayStars defeated the Yomiuri Giants 14-10 in a slugfest at Yokohama Stadium.
Nakamura belted a two-run homer in the second inning and a three-run blast in the sixth before adding a solo shot in the bottom of the seventh when the BayStars scored five runs.
Yokohama rookie Shuichi Murata chipped in with a three-run homer in the seventh.
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