Lefty Toshiya Sugiuchi won a pitching duel against veteran right-hander Daisuke Miura as the Yomiuri Giants beat the Yokohama BayStars 2-0 on Sunday afternoon.

Leadoff hitter Daisuke Nakai hit a two-run homer off Miura with two outs in the fourth inning at Tokyo Dome.

Hisayoshi Chono led off the fourth with a single to center and one out later reached second on Sugiuchi's sacrifice bunt, setting the stage for Nakai's homer. The line drive, which Nakai hit on the first pitch, bounced off the left-field foul post.