Shinnosuke Abe delivered a two-run go-ahead double in the fifth inning and the patchwork Yomiuri Giants' bullpen held off the Chunichi Dragons en route to a 5-4 win in the Central League on Thursday.
Yomiuri went ahead 2-0 through Toshihisa Nishi's two-run single in the first before Chunichi pulled to a 3-2 lead in the third, setting the stage for Abe's two-out double to right at Nagoya Dome.
Brian Sikorski (5-1) and three other relievers held Chunichi to one hit after Yomiuri starter Kentaro Nishimura (0-1) was knocked out in 2 1/3 innings.
Swallows 8, Carp 6