Backup catcher Ken Kato hit a three-run homer to highlight a five-run seventh inning and Hisanori Takahashi threw eight innings of one-run ball to lead the Yomiuri Giants past the Yokohama BayStars 5-1 on Friday.
Yomiuri left-handed starter Hisanori Takahashi notched his 14th win of the season as he yielded just one run in eight innings against the Yokohama BayStars at Tokyo Dome on Friday. The Giants won 5-1.
KYODO PHOTOYomiuri turned a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 lead on back-to-back RBI singles by Tomohiro Nioka and Takayuki Shimizu before Kato connected off Hayato Terahara (10-12) for his first career home run.