Yoshihiro Doi pitched his fourth complete game of the season and Hitoshi Taneda went 4-for-4 to lead a 14-hit attack as the Yokohama BayStars beat the Yomiuri Giants 7-3 in the Central League on Friday.
Takahiro Saeki od the BayStars hits an RBI single during the first inning of Friday's game against the Yomiuri Giants at Yokohama Stadium. The BayStars won 7-3.
Doi (8-10) held Yomiuri to three runs and six hits to win his first decision since Aug. 11 while striking out five and walking one at Yokohama Stadium. Eight of the nine Yokohama starters had at least one hit, helping the left-hander end his four-game skid.
Yokohama took a 3-0 lead in the first inning on RBI singles by Takahiro Saeki, Taneda and Shuichi Murata.